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Gendaito By Imai Sadashige


Ray Singer

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Selling a wonderful katana by the famous gendai smith shodai Imai Sadashige. Sadashige was a smith of the Gassan school and studied under both Takahashi Yoshimune and Takahashi Sadatsugu (Living National Treasure). His son become a Juyo Mukei Bunkazai of Ehime prefecture. Sadashige was a lay priest and signed his swords Teishin Nyudo Sadashige.

 

This sword is in perfect polish, with a high grade gold foil habaki, shirasaya and has a gunto koshirae in very good condition. This sword was also papered by the NTHK. The hamon is a very active choji-ba in nie, running with sunagashi (So-den Bizen). The jihada is a bright itame filled with ji-nie and chikei. 

 

Nagasa 62.6cm
Motohaba 29mm
Saki-haba 20.5mm
Kasane 5.5mm
Sori 9mm
 
$6,500 (plus shipping and PayPal)
 
Best regards,
Ray
 

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