Kogatana: Masahira with Jurchen Script - 5-096

Nagasa

13.31 (四寸三分九厘二毛)

Motohaba

14.3 mm

Moto-kasane

2.4 mm

Sakihaba

11.9 mm

Saki-kasane

1.8 mm

Accessories

白鞘、銀はばき

Weight

裸身重量25グラム。

As written by the shop

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Swordsmith Fujiyasu Masahira was born in Showa 21 in Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture. In Showa 41, he entered apprenticeship under the late Living National Treasure, master Miyairi Yukihira, a swordsmith of Sakaki-machi, Nagano Prefecture. In Showa 50, he opened a forge in Tatsukoyama, Fukushima Prefecture and became independent. Since then, through repeated research and discipline in sword making, he has received the Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Yusho 3 times, Shoreisho 6 times, and Doryokusho 7 times. In Heisei 2, he received the Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Kaicho-sho. In Heisei 14, he received the Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Kanzan-sho. He has performed honyo tanren at many shrines such as Owari Atsuta Jingu and Nara Gokoku Jinja, and in Heisei 20, he performed a nihonto honno tanren at Hitachi Kashima Jingu for the first time in approximately 1,300 years since the sword making of Sabi no Omaro in 704. In the autumn of Showa 59, he also bore the great responsibility of the kinsaku hoshi of the goshinbo tachi for the 61st Shikinen Sengu of Ise Jingu, and he also exerted great effort in supporting the reconstruction of Okoto Jinja in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered great damage in the recent earthquake, performing kinsaku hoshi for a chokuto to become a goshinbo; most recently, with the fukugen tanren of the large chokuto excavated from the Miyajidake Kofun in Fukuoka, he possesses among the most prominent sword making techniques of contemporary Japanese swordsmiths. Holding a strong desire for the reproduction of koto from the Heian and Kamakura periods, he has engaged in research and discipline for many years, and with abundant knowledge and insight into National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties, and similar swords, as well as satetsu and iron culture nationwide, he creates accurate and beautiful sugata regardless of whether he handles tachi, katana, tanto, wakizashi, naginata, or ancient chokuto. The skill of the jitetsu and yakiba is vivid and he boasts a wide range of production abilities, and the nakago-shitate such as the nakago-yasuri and meibun is also among the best of contemporary swordsmiths; following the death of his master Yukihira, he took charge of the master's biological son, Miyairi Kozaemon Yukihira (Miyairi Kei), and allowed him to undergo tan-to shugyo as a disciple, which speaks to the deep trust of his master and the high level of his skill. In recent years, he has also worked on the research of Nara period swords such as the chokuto and teboko housed in the Nara Shosoin, and the fukugen production of Yagen Toshiro, Ichigo Hitofuri, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, etc. This kogatana is a work with a refined jitetsu of well-kneaded and tight ko-itame hada, with a notare-ba of bright nioiguchi, and the saki returns long in ko-maru. It is a kogatana of the category called so-called dai-kozuka, which is one size larger than a general kozuka. It is a superb masterpiece perfectly suited as an omamorigatana for a family or a child, and ancient Chinese characters called Jurchen script are cut into the toshin. When Master Masahira was asked "What is the meaning of these characters?", he replied that because the Jurchen script itself has not been deciphered, the meaning is unknown, but he took an interest in the shape of the characters and carved them into the toshin from that inspiration. The Masahira mei also differs in atmosphere from the usual, and is cut in imitation of the Jurchen script. While Masahira's works are expensive if they are swords, you can enjoy them easily if it is a kogatana. Furthermore, it is no exaggeration to say that this dai-kozuka is a short-length tanto. Just because the name is dai-kozuka, the forging method is exactly the same as a sword. You can fully enjoy the quality of the ji-ba. Please take this opportunity to obtain a Masahira.