SIGNED 【大和守安定 YAMATONOKAMI YASUSADA】EDO PERIOD
CERTIFICATE : NBTHK 甲種特別貴重刀剣 KOUSHU Tokubetsu
SWORDSMITH : YAMATONOKAMI YASUSADA
LOCATION : 武蔵 MUSASHI [ TOKYO ]
This is a shinogi-zukuri with iorimune. YAMATONOKAMI YASUSADA is
famous in “OOWAZAMONO”(大業物)swordsmith. ”OOWAZAMONO” means
a top class of sharpness sword. So his blade often had been inlaid with gold such as “山野勘右衛門永久”(yamano kan uemon eikyuu).
It means Professional Yamano tried out a YASUSADA blade.
The Koshirae comprises of shakudou and its design is NANAKOUCHI
with carving copper Lobster that represent good fortune and lead to a
long and fruitful life. The MENUKI are also gold foil LOBSTER.
The scabbard is black colored with stone surface. Tsuba is made out
Of iron and its design is open work umbrella.
SIZE
Length 71.0cm
Curvature 0.9cm
Hamon Large waves of semi-circles with crustals
Jihada Rolling and closed grains with crystals
Boshi Undulating and Komaru
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