SUPEB MASSIVE GENDAITO KATANA by IKKANSAI SHIGEMASA + NTHK Japanese sword Tsuba

Description

You can see large photos as well under the description
on your laptop or desktop-computer.
Shipping
For USA buyer(s) via express mail & fully insured 5
Due to the Pandemic
International buyer(s) will ship only via
UPS only
" Sorry no Post office for international "
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
Toko-Taikan : 2 Million Yen
Gendai Tosho Ninki Banzuke : East Block, Maegashira
Shigemasa (繁政), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Tōkyō – Shigemasa“ (繁正)
Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa (酒井一貫斎繁正)
Tōtō Jōhoku
ni oite Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa kinsaku (東都於城北酒井一貫斎繁正謹作)
Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa (酒井一貫斎繁政)
Sakai
Shigemasa hori-dōsaku“ (酒井繁政彫同作), civilian name Sakai Hiroshi (酒井寛).
He was born on August 19th 1905 as third son of Sakai
Yasujirō (酒井安次郎),
the younger brother of Miyaguchi Shigetoshi (宮口繁寿).
In Shizuoka
in 1925 he started his apprenticeship as a sword-Smith
under Kasama Shigetsugu (笠間繁継) & became independent in 1932,
he signed his name first with the characters (繁正).
During World War II he worked for the forges
Nihontō-tanrenkai (日本刀鍛錬会) & Ōkura-Nihontō-tanrenjo (大倉日本刀鍛錬所),
later he lived in Tōkyō´s Itabashi district (板橋), as his master Shigetsugu he too was an excellent horimono carver,
he died 1995 at the age
of 91, during World War II he forged ten tantō for Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku (山本五十六, 1884-1943),
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"
Horimono :
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
beautiful
Ko-Maru-Boshi
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 !
Blade condition :
in full very clean polish, just very
healthy
& flawless !
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,
perfectly as described & exactly as shown in the pictures below, enjoy in the auction.
Terms & condition :
the high bidder is required to confirm their winning bid(s)
within ** 2 days/ 48 hrs **
& make full payment within ** 3 days.
Shipping
USA buyer(s) via Express mail/Ems mail fully insured 0
International buyer(s) via " UPS ONLY " & fully insured 0
The high bidder is required to confirm their winning bid(s) within ** 2 days/ 48 hrs **
& mak
e
full payment within ** 3 days.