Kanebo Masatsugu Wakizashi
S0130
A wakizashi signed, Nanto Ju Kanebo Hyoenojo Masatsugu. Hawatare: 1 shaku 3 sun 5 bu (40.91 cm. or 16.1"). Motohaba: 3.09 cm. Kasane: 5.1 mm. Hirazukure, iroi mune, shallow sori. The hamon is a complex gunome midare and choji midare and the gunome separate forming a nijuba of gunome. Tempered in nioi shmari, the habuchi is deep and rich, with many wide ashi approaching the ha. There is a great deal of hataraki, short and long kinsuji, sunagashi, nado. The boshi is a jizo with a long kaeri. The ji is forged in o-mokume nagare and masame. There is profuse ji nie and large bright chikei patterns. There is midare utsure in layers. There is horimono of bonji on both sides, futatsubi on the omote and ken on the ura. Mounted with a in old shirasaya with sayagaki, and a niju gold foil habaki. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho.
He was active around Eiroku (1558 - 1570) He is rated Chu Saku in Nihon Toko Jiten - Koto Hen, has a sharpness rating of Wakamono; rated with a double circle in Nihon To Meikan; and valued at 3,000,000 yen in Shibata's Toko Taikan.
$6,800
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho
Nihon Toko Jiten - Koto Hen Toko Taikan - 3,000,000 yen
Nihonto Meikan