NihontoWatchOrdering Number: AS25763Tachi in Shirasaya (Certificate of Selection for the 12th NBTHK New Sword Competition)Inscription:Unshu Ju Tetsuzanshi Sadanaga Tsukuru Kore雲州住鉄山子貞永作之Showa Goju-ni Nen Kichijitsu昭和五十年二月吉日Habaki: gold-plated single habakiBlade Length: 82.7cm (32.56in)Curvature: 3.1cm (1.22in)Motohaba: 3.65cm (1.44in)Sakihaba: 2.35cm (0.93in)Kasane: 0.86cm (0.34in)Blade Weight: 1235gEra: 1975Shape: wide, thick and long blade with deep curvatureJigane: Masame grain runs through on the edge side, while the mune side shows itame and Shinogi-ji is large Itame.Hamon: Suguha with Hotsure and Sunagashi, blending in the patterns of Jigane.Features:Certificate of Selection for the 12th NBTHK New Sword CompetitionAoi-Art estimation Paperwhole OshigataPlease note: The price does not include the international shipping fees.Auction Starting Price:800,000JPYPlace BidRelated Items:Katana: Mumei (Unsigned) (Hatakeda Sanemori) (12th Session Juyo Token)Tachi:Unshū-jū Tadayoshi Zo Kore (2nd)(Mukansa Swordsmith)(NBTHK Hozon Token)Tachi : Bishu Osafune Yukihisa (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)Tachi: Sanryu Fujiwara Masamine Tsukuru Kore(Sumitani Masamine)(1982)Katana : Tame Otsuka Kazunobu Kun Sekido Unju Korekazu Seitan saku kore (23th NBTHK Juyo Certificate)Tachi:Bishū Osafune Tomosada (Ko-zori)(48th NBTHK Juyo Token)
NihontoWatchSadanaga貞永
Offered by Aoi Art
Izumo · around 1989-2019
1 piece on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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