| Product No. KA-0737 手柄山甲斐守正繁 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Tegarayama Kai no Kami Masashige 手柄山甲斐守正繁 Back: On a Day in February 1814, the 11the Year of Bunka 文化十一年二月日 |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Shirakawa, Mutsu Province |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Length |
68.8 cm 27.1 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.5 cm 0.6 in |
| Motohaba |
2.9 cm 1.2 in |
| Sakihaba |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | February 21, 2025 |
| Registration Authority | Chiba Prefecture |
| Registration Date | March 22, 1951 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Komokume |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Suguha base, but shallow midare |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Oh-sujikai with kesho file pattern and a shallow iriyama end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper with shakudo plate with diagonal file habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Uchigatana style koshirae with a black lacquer saya |
| Koshirae Length |
97.3 cm 38.3 in |
| Tsuka Length |
21.8 cm 8.6 in |
| Tsuba | Peony |
| Menuki | Ears of Rice |
| Fuchigashira | Japanese Spiny Lobster |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped black silk Tsumami-maki style Tsuka |
Price |
650,000 JPY |
| This swordsmith, Tegarayama Masashige [手柄山正繁], was born in 1760 in Himeji, Harima Province. He lived at the base of Mountain Tegara, so he included Tegarayama on his Mei. In 1788, he worked for Matsudaira Tadanobu [松平定信] who was the third feudal lord of the Shirakawa Clan. He moved to Edo and forged. In 1803 he received the title of "Kai no Kami [甲斐守]." He passed away in 1830 at the age of 70. This katana is a rare suguha hamon, although he usually made midare-hamon. Considering the well-preserved nakago and the Chiba Prefecture registration issued in 1951, so colled Daimyo-toroku suggest it was probably a heirloom katana. It comes with an Uchigatana koshirae which has a black lacquer saya. It has passed the Hozon Token shinsa in December 2024. |
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