| Product No. KA-0689 慶心齋直正 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Keishinsai Naomasa Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Soma, Mutsu Province |
| Era | Bakumatsu Period（around 1854-1868） |
| Length |
71.1 cm 28.0 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Motohaba |
2.9 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | December 15, 2023 |
| Registration Authority | Tokyo |
| Registration Date | June 13, 2023 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with JInie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Choji-midare |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Midare turn shortly |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai file pattern and a shallow kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Uchigatana style koshirae with a black lacquer saya |
| Koshirae Length |
101.5 cm 40.0 in |
| Tsuka Length |
26.3 cm 10.4 in |
| Tsuba | Ginkgo Leaves and Vines |
| Menuki | Hawk Perched on a Pine Tree |
| Fuchigashira | Sanskrit letter pattern |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped dark blue silk hineri-maki style tsuka |
Price |
800,000 JPY |
| Keishinsai Naomasa[慶心斎直正] was a disciple of Taikei Naotane[大慶直胤] and a swordsmith of the Nakamura Domain in Soma. He left behind inscriptions from the Kaei period to the Meiji period[1854-1868], including "Made by Miyazaki Echizennokami Naomasa[宮崎越前守直正作之]", "Miyazaki Keishinsai Naomasa[宮崎慶心斎直正]", "Made by a retainer of Nakamura clan, Keishinsai Naomasa[中村臣慶心斎直正作之]". He passed away in 1879 (Meiji 12). This blade has a beautiful and graceful shape with a 2 shaku 3 sun 4 bu koshi-sori style, and the jigane has koitame grain with jinie. The blade is well-made, with a rich variety of choji-hamon. This is a sword made by Keishinsai Naomasa in the end of the Edo period. It coms with the Uchigatana syle Koshirae with a black lacquer saya, and has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in 2023. |
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