SUPEB MASSIVE GENDAITO KATANA by IKKANSAI SHIGEMASA + NTHK Japanese sword Tsuba —
You can see large photos as well under the description. On your laptop or desktop-computer. Superb first class m assive & wide Gendaito by Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa. With a superb very well executed crisp Horimono Bohi / soe-hi & Bonli’s! Toko-Taikan : 2 Million Yen. Shigemasa is Rated 2 Million-Yen. Listed in John Scott Slough book page 158, 159. Beautiful strong massive wide & thick robust stout Katana with crisp Horimono! Blade is in full very clean polish, flawless / no-kizu! Stored in first class Honoki-Shirasaya with double gold-foil Habaki. Paper / certificate : NTHK Kanteisho. Signed : Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa. Dated : A lucky day in March, 1974. Gendai Tosho Ninki Banzuke : East Block, Maegashira. Tt Jhoku ni oite Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa kinsaku. Sakai Shigemasa hori-dsaku , civilian name Sakai Hiroshi. He was born on August 19th 1905 as third son of Sakai Yasujir. The younger brother of Miyaguchi Shigetoshi. In Shizuoka in 1925 he started his apprenticeship as a sword-Smith. Under Kasama Shigetsugu & became independent in 1932, he signed his name first with the characters. During World War II he worked for the forges Nihont-tanrenkai & kura-Nihont-tanrenjo. Later he lived in Tky´s Itabashi district , as his master Shigetsugu he too was an excellent horimono carver. Who rewarded several persons with them for their merits in assisting the attack on Pearl Harbor which was also co-planned by Yamamoto. From Markus Sesko’s, “Index of Japanese Swordsmiths”. Crisp Bonji’s, Bohi & Soe-Hi. Nagasa / cutting edge : 26-3/8 o r 67.1 cm. Tang : 7 or 17.3 cm. Total blade length : 33-3/8 or 74.1 cm. Blade thickness at the habaki notch : 7.71 mm. Width at the habaki : 1-5/16 or 3.4 cm. Width at Yokote : 1-1/16 or 2.7 cm. Kissaki / point : 2. Sori / curve : 11/16. Hamon : superb & very attractive well executed big Gunome-Choji midare-ba with long Ashi, mix with Sunagashi, Kinsuji. Kissaki / Point : Strong & sharp wide Extended Chu-Kissaki / point with a. Hada / grain : a very well forged clear fine-Itame mix with lots ji-nie. The blade exhibit some superb outstanding & very-clear activity’s all over-it! In full very clean polish, just very. The blade is just & simply massive & outstanding just perfectly solid & very-sound with no problem of any kind! Guaranty real antique Japanese Samurai sword! Any other question please ask, my description is honest & very accurate. Within 2 days/ 48 hrs. 212 30 0 59 75. The item “SUPEB MASSIVE GENDAITO KATANA by IKKANSAI SHIGEMASA + NTHK Japanese sword Tsuba” is in sale since Tuesday, October 15, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Swords”. The seller is “ericowazamono” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: UCHI GATANA / KATANA
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: 1974
- Primary Material: Iron
- Maker: SAKAI IKKANSAI SHIGEMASA
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Color: Mix
Categorised as: supeb
Comments are disabled on this post