NihontoWatchSasshu Ju Minamoto Moriatsu saku, real name Fujita Shinichi, born in Showa 9, residing in Satsuma-cho, Satsuma-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture. He is a leader of modern Satsuma smiths following the lineage of Kongo Hyoe Moritaka, and his teacher was the first generation Moriatsu. Learning from Kongo Hyoe Moritaka, he inherits the traditions from ancient times. Now, regarding this katana, first of all, it is a special chuumon-uchi piece. It is a sword that Police Superintendent ○○ ordered from the swordsmith Moriatsu as a mamori-gatan to celebrate the birth of his legitimate son. Showa 54 is 1979; since it is a sword from 46 years ago, the son must already be a fine man. As expected of a commemorative sword, the workmanship is splendid, the yaki-ire is also wonderful, it is mukizu muketten, full of haki, and finished in a beautiful sugata. The sugata is shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, the taihai has a somewhat deep koshi-zori, the monouchi is slightly fushigokoro, and the kissaki enters midare, is hakikake, and returns in komaru. The jigane is itame-hada which flows and is well tsumu, and the hamon is a nioi-gachi gunome-ba that is kemurikonde, with long ashi working within. The nakago is ubu with an oju-mei, kesho-yasuri are applied, and the nakago-jiri is the sotoba-gata traditional to Kongo Hyoe. The current condition maintains good quality as an art sword. I think using it as a base for a bujutsu-to is also good. The current hi are not very deep and produce a thick ha-ne, but if used for iai, deep carving can be added to make it even lighter with a better ha-ne. Also, as the mihaba is wide overall, if using it for shizan, I recommend keeping it as is and adding a batto-style togishi to the hasaki. Currently, a koshirae with modern kanagu is from ¥150,000. Bringing in your own kanagu is very welcome. I look forward to your contact and consultation. It has a well-made niju-habaki of solid silver.
Moriatsu盛篤
Offered by Token Hasegawa
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Satsuma · around 1926-1989
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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
¥495,000