| Product No. TAN-0332 寿 ▢▢▢ 松井貞英 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Kotobuki/Longevity ▢uncertain▢ Matsui Sadahide Back: On an Auspicious Day in August 1846, the 3rd year of Koka. Made to order by Sudo Yoshichika |
| Shape | Hirazukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Takada, Echigo Province |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Length |
19.7 cm 7.8 in |
| Motohaba |
1.9 cm 0.7 in |
| Munekasane |
0.5 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | Passed the Shinsa in September 2024 |
| Registration Authority | Tokyo |
| Registration Date | June 18, 1957 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with Jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Chu-suguha with hotsure and kuichigai |
| Engraving | Omote: Bohi, Ura: Bohi and Bonji |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai with Kesho file pattern and a kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 3 |
| Habaki | Silver Daitsuki type habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Aikuchi Tanto style Koshirae with an Aisame wrapped saya |
| Koshirae Length |
31.2 cm 12.3 in |
| Tsuka Length |
8.8 cm 3.5 in |
| Menuki | Wild geese/goose |
| Kozuka | Swallow and Daffodil |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped dashimenuki style tsuka |
Price |
Reserved |
| Matsui Sadahide was born in Akita, he moved to Edo during the Bunsei era (1818-1830) and became a disciple of Suishinshi Masahide[水心子正秀], taking the go-name Tesshinsai[鉄心斎]. In 1838, he went to Takada in Echigo province and became a Takada domain craftsman employed by Sakakibara Shikibu Daifu[榊原式部大輔]. This sword was custom-made at the request of Sudo Yoshichika, a high-ranking samurai of the Takada domain, to celebrate his longevity. It comes with an elegant Aikuchi-tanto style Koshirae/mounting with wrapped aisame/shark skin saya/ scabbard and a white ray skin wrapped dashimenuki style tuska/handle. It has passed the Hozon Token shinsa in September 2024. |
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