説明

SADASHIGE, KAWANO / STAR STAMPED GENDAITO SADASHIGE, KAWANO STAR STAMPED GENDAITO RATED: 1 MILLION YEN MEI: OSAKA GUN ZOHEI SHO MINAMOTO SADASHIGE SAKU KORE DATE: SHOWA JU KU NEN KU GATSU KICHI JITSU NAGASA: 67.945cm (26.75′′) OVERALL: 88.9cm (35′′) MIHABA: 3.33cm (1.3125′′) KASANE: 0.635cm (0.25′′) SORI: 1.905cm (0.75′′) NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: TWO YASURIME: KEISHO MUNE: IORI HADA: KO-ITAME HAMON: SAKA CHOGI BOSHI: KOMARU HORIMONO OMOTE: NONE HORIMONO URA: NONE HABAKI: 1 PC. SOLID SIVER SHIRASAYA SADASHIGE, KAWANO STAR STAMPED GENDAITO RATED 1 MIILION YEN From Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z : SADASHIGE (貞重), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Ōsaka – “Ōsaka-jūnin Suiryūshi Minamoto Sadashige” (小坂住人水竜子源貞重), “Kawano Minamoto Sadashige” (川野源貞重), real name Kawano Shigetarō (川野重太郎, first name also reads Jūtarō), born March 16th 1912, he studied under Gassan Sadakatsu (月山貞勝), gō Suiryūshi (水竜子), he worked as rikugun- jumei-tōshō. ______________________ Sadashige, real name Kawano Jutero (Shigetaro), born 1912. Sadashige was a student of Gassan Sadakatsu and became a Jumei Tosho (swordsmith) for the Osaka Rikugun Zohei or Osaka Army Arsenal in 1942. This particular sword is published in John Slough’s, Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 , on page 153. Additionally, Sadashige is listed in the Toko Taikan, Hawley’s, Nihonto Meikan and the Gendaito Meikan. This gendaito boasts a nearly 27” nagasa. When combined with the wide mihaba and thick kasane this sword feels massive in hand. The hada is a tight ko-itame and the hamon is saka choji. There is a ton of activity in this blade with abundant ji nie, ara nie, inazuma, etc. There is hakikake in the boshi seen as long strings of nie. The sword is in polish and yet is still Ububa. Comes in high grade shirasaya featuring buffalo horn hatome. A beautiful, published, Star Stamped Gendaito for your collection. SOLD