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NO SIGNED【YASUTSUGU】康継
EDO PERIOD(江戸時代;KANBUN 1661~1672 寛文頃)
Certification:NTHK
Swordsmith:3rd Generation YASUTSUGU(三代 康継)
Location:MUSASHINOKUNI【TOKYO, SAITAMA Pref.】
The 1st generation YASUTSUGU had signed “ECHIZEN SHIMOSAKA” then moved to EDO. The SHOUGUN TOKUGAWA IEYASU gave him to use “YASU” of “IEYASU” for his signature and the hollyhock crest. So his name was changed to YASUTSUGU.
3rd generation YASUTSUGU is a son of 2nd generation YASUTSUGU.
NO SIGNED【NAOMITSU】直光
EDO PERIOD(江戸時代;ANSEI 1854~1859 安政頃)
Certification:NTHK
Swordsmith:HOSODA NAOMITSU(細田 直光)
Location:MUSASHINOKUNI【TOKYO, SAITAMA Pref.】
HOSODA NAOMITSU belonged to NAOTANE group. TAIKEI NAOTANE is top class swordsmith at SHINSHINTOU ERA. The original name of HOSODA is “HOSODA HEIJIROI(細田 平次郎)”. He was often called “KAJIHEI(鍛冶平), because he was an expert to make fake sword. But he had capability to make nice sword.
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Katana / Wakizashi
Length:70.0cm / 42.1cm
Curvature:1.1cm / 0.7cm
Hamon:Random wave temper line / waves and cloves
Boshi:HAKIKAKE(similar to SUNAGASHI resembling brush stroke) / pointed temper line
Jimon:closed wood grain pattertn / wood grain and tiny wood grain
Tsuba:Iron tsuba four arcs style with two rabbits and moon inlayed with gold color metal. Iron base engraved wild waves. / Iron tsuba four arcs style with two rabbits inlayed with gold color metal. Iron base engraved wild waves.
Fuchi-Kashira:Wild geese and water plants inlaying on shakudou nanako base
Menuki:Gold color metal engraving chrysanthemum. / Gold color metal engraving plum-blossoms.
Scabbard:Black lacquered / Black lacquered scabbard with KOZUKA HOLE. Equipped with shakudou-nanakoji KOZUKA with feather dusters inlayed with shakudou and gold.
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