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Item No. KA-0733 長嶌義勝鍛之
Mei Nagashima Yoshikatsu forged this
Back: 慶應二二戊辰年三月日
Shape Shinogizukuri Iorimune
Region Mito, Hitachi Province
Size
Length
69.4 cm 27.32 in
Sori (curvature)
1.6 cm 0.63 in
Motohaba
3.17 cm 1.25 in
Sakihaba
2.31 cm 0.91 in
Munekasane
0.81 cm 0.32 in
NBTHK Certification
Status Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken
Certification Date December 02, 2019
Provincial Registration
Registration Authority Iwate Prefecture
Registration Date October 06, 1966
Item Details
Jihada (Metal pattern) Koitame with Jinie
Hamon (Temper line) Choji and Gunome-midare with konie, ashi and yo
Bōshi (Point / Tip) Midare komaru turn
Nakago (Tang) Ubu, Sujikai file with shallow kurijiri
Mekugiana (Rivet holes) 1
Habaki Copper base silver foil with koshi-yujo file habaki
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Other Info
Nagashima Yoshikatsu [長島義勝] was a disciple of Katsumura Norikatsu [勝村徳勝]. He worked with Masakatsu [正勝] and Nagakatsu [長勝] as swordsmith collaborators for Norikatsu. This katana has a dense jigane and a higher and gorgeous hamon consists of choji and gunome midare which has many ko-nie, a thick nioiguchi, ashi and many yo. The file marks on the nakago are thick, and the feature is in the style of Hosokawa Masayoshi [細川正義], from whom Norikatsu was given a secret book, so Yoshikatsu must have been influenced by his great master, Hosokawa Masayoshi. This blade is in good condition. This sword was featured in "Kurogane no Isho [銕の意匠] - Masterpieces of Mito Swords and Sword Fittings" and "Hagane and Irogane [鋼と色金]- Swords and Sword Fittings of Ibaraki". It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in 2019.