Kanenori Cut Test Sword

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Kanenori.

 

This is Kanenori of Yasutsugu school of Echizen province.
Yasutsugu school is very famous school of Edo era

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Yasutsugu is smith of Tokugawa general.
As for this sword, Sword of early Edo era.(Shouo era, c1654)

Also, As for this sword, it was tested the sharpness in the human body and Maejima Hachiroemon cut off the body of two condemned criminals at the same time for cutting test

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Hamon and jigane is interesting. It's Soshu-den style.
 

Cutting edge : 73.8cm
Sori : 1.4cm
Jigane : Strong Itame-hada and masame-hada, There is nie-utsuri and chikei in jigane.
Hamon : Gunome and Hitatsura-gokoro, There is ko-ashi,kinsuji,sunagashi in hamon.
Nie and nioi is deep and soft. Hamon is brght
Boshi : Hakikake-gokoro
Era : Early Edo era (c1654, Shouo era)

Signature : Chikugo no Kami Fujiwara no Kanenori, Echizen Jyu
Kiritsuke-mei signature: Shino Yuki Owakimo Ryodo Futatsudou Maejima Hachiroemon Kiriotoshi
Shouo Gan Nen Tatsu No Ni Gatsu Nijyuichi Nichi
Paper : NBTHK Hozon.
Koshirae : Shirasaya
Polish : 100%

 

9,000 GBP

 

More photos to follow........Tony Creed.....crdtny@yahoo.co.uk