Soshu Yasuharu Wakizashi

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An o-suriage wakizashi attributed to the second generation Soshu Yasuharu, working around Tenbun (1532-1555).  Hirazukure, slight sakizori, mitsumune, narrow kasane.  Hawatare:  1 shaku 3 sun 6 bu  (41.21 cm / 16.225").  Motohaba:  3.01 cm. Kasane:  2.31 mm.  Shinogizukure, iroi mune.  Nie deki high o-gunome, togareba, hotsure, ha nie, kinsuji, muneyaki, nado.  Mokume and o-mokume, with masa toward the mune.  Ha nie, chikei, gifu chikei, nado.

Gold tsuka ito shakudo fuchi-kashira with a daikon in sliver and gold.  Blue-black shakudo menuki.  The tsuba is shakudo with a textured surface.   The saya is multicolored, multilayered red and black lacquer with gold foil.  Horn kurikata.  The habaki and seppa are gold foil.

NTHK-NPO work sheet awarding 76 points, a very high score, especially for an o-suriage wakizashi.  Rated Josaku in  Nihon Toko Jiten - Koto Hen, by Fujishiro; valued at  4.000,000 yen in Toko Taikan, by Tokuno; pictured in Yumei Koto Taikan.   Nihonto Meikan references 14 texts which write about him.  As of 2000, there was one juyo katana.                                                                                                                                                               $4,750

NTHK-NPO work sheet

Nihon Toko Jiten - Shinto Hen

Toko Taikan

Yumei Koto Taikan