Tokubetsu Hozon - Soji Katsuya Naohide

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Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Katana
Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu
Mei : (Mumei, Signature) :  Soji Katsuya Naohide 荘司勝弥直秀 + Bunkyu Gannnen 8gatsu hi 文久元年八月日 (August, 1861)
Papered or not and by whom? : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Era/Age : 1861
Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : shirasaya
Nagasa/Blade Length : 70.9cm
Sori : 1.8cm
Hamon Type : Nie based, bright gunome-midare . Boshi is Midarekomi
Jihada : fine Ko-itame hada
Other Hataraki Visible : Thick Ashi and Yaki reaching to the Shinogi-ji. Beautiful subtle masame running through the Ha. Tobiyaki along the ridge line.
Flaws : Some small superficial scuffing near the kissaki.
Sword Location : USA
Will ship to :  USA
Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal, Bank transfer
Price and Currency :  $10,000
Other Info and Full Description : 

 

Huge and healthy sword. Beautiful August blade. This piece still displays ubuha (unsharpened area around 10cm from the bottom) meaning it has only been polished once or twice. The Kissaki is extended beautifully and the Boshi looks like a burning fire, exceptional. Tsuruta-san at Aoi Art rated this sword Saijo-saku, which is pretty rare for non-Juyo blades if you have spent any time looking around his website. Has a bright and brilliant Hamon with thick Ashi.

 

Soji Katsuya Naohide was the son of Naokatsu and a grandson of Taikei Naotane. He was born in 1833 and died in 1905 at the age of 73. He was a skilled sword smith with a style similar to that of his father Naokatsu.

 

Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.22cm (1.26in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 2.61cm(1.02in)
Thickness: 0.86cm (0.33in)
Blade Weight: 960g

 

Another sword I don't really want to part with, but my collection is being reconfigured.

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