| Product No. WA-0728 奥州白川臣手柄山正繁 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Tegarayama Masashige, Retainer of Shirakawa Clan from Oshu Back: On a Day in August 1799, the 11th year of Kansho |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Edo, Musashi Province（Born in Harima, Worked for Shirakawa Clan） |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Length |
38.5 cm 15.2 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
0.9 cm 0.4 in |
| Motohaba |
2.7 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.6 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | April 02, 1999 |
| Registration Authority | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Registration Date | September 04, 1951 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with Jinie and Chikei |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Ogunome-midare, resemble Toran with Konie and Kinsuji |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn with Konie and Kinsuji |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Osujikai with kozutsumi kesho file and a shallow iriyama end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base gold foil with koshiyujo file habaki |
Price |
500,000 JPY |
| This swordsmith, Tegarayama Masashige, 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 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." He passed away in 1830 at the age of 70. The features of his work resembles the swordmsithing of Sukehiro who was famous for the Toran tempering style. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token Shinsa in 1999. |
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