Ordering Number: AS25756

Wakizashi in Shirasaya

Signature:
Saka Ikkansai Shigetsuna horidō saku
坂一貫齋繁綱彫同作
Heisei Ju Nen Shogatsu Kichijitsu (January, 1998)
平成十年正月吉日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Ban Ikkanzai Shigetsuna.

Habaki: Gold-plated single-layer
Blade Length: 52.6 cm (20.71 in)
Curvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.18 cm (1.25 in)
Width at Tip: 2.78 cm (1.09 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.75 cm (0.30 in)
Sword Weight: 705 g

Era: modern times, 1998
Shape: Wide, thick blade with big kissaki, carved with a drogon on the front side and Hatahoko (a religious motif of a flag coiled around a spear) and a bonji (Sanskrit seed syllable) representing Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu).
Jigane: Koitame mixed with Moku
Hamon: Nie-deki Gunome with thick NIoikuchi, and Sungashi and lines of Nie in the Hamon.

Features: Sakakikkanzai Shigetsuna is a swordsmith from Saitama, born in 1946, who studied under Sakai Ikkanzai Shigemasa.　The carving is excellent, and the activity in the hamon is abundant, making it highly impressive.

AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata
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Auction Starting Price:250,000JPY

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