Tokugawa Gord Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 (edited) A fine Muromachi period Kanesada wakizashi with masame hada, profused, and very tight. Hakikake boshi with dark jigane. Above the hamon we see nijuba with yubashiri running gunome to gunome. Sunagashi runs through the valleys - which is impressive to see in person. Hamon is sanban tsuge gunome midare with a chu-kissaki. The back of the blade is iorimune and the yasurime are gyaku-takanoha, which all point to Mino tradition. My research leads me to believe it to be one of the later generations - signed similarly to Hikisada. This sword is a quintessential example of the Mino tradition, featuring the school’s celebrated sanbon tsuge gunome midare hamon — a three-cedar pattern of sharp, undulating waves. Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Wakizashi Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : Kanesada Papered or not and by whom? : No Era/Age : Middle to Late Muromatchi Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya Nagasa/Blade Length : 42 cm or 16 1/2 Inches Sori : 1.9cm or 3/4 Inches Hamon Type : Sanbon Sugi Gunome Midare Jihada : Masame Other Hataraki Visible : Ko-Nie, Nijuba, yubashiri, sunagashi (bright streaks of nie) Flaws : None Sword Location : Toronto, Ontario Will ship to : Continental USA, Canada or Europe. Payment Methods Accepted : Paypal, E-Transfer Price and Currency : $1000 USD Other Info and Full Description : The temper line is thick with internal activity, including nijŭba (double lines), sunagashi (sand-streams), and yubashiri (nie spots). The steel displays a rare and meticulously forged tight masame-hada (straight grain). Measuring 42 cm with a classic higaki (criss-cross) yasurime (tang finish), this wakizashi embodies the lethal elegance and technical mastery of the Seki school masters. Edited May 10 by Tokugawa Gord Small correction Quote
Marcin Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 (edited) Nice sword. What about koshirae? Edited May 10 by Rawa 1 Quote
Tokugawa Gord Posted May 10 Author Report Posted May 10 8 hours ago, Rawa said: Nice sword. What about koshirae? Thank you for your interest Rawa - it is a good piece. I am selling the wakizashi in a shirasaya only - the koshirae belongs to another wakizashi. Apologies for the confusion, as it was exhibited together with that koshirae in the photo. 1 1 Quote
Natichu Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 Hi Gordon, would you be able to provide the motohaba, sakihaba, and kasane (moto and saki preferably)? Many thanks, it looks like a lovely blade. 1 Quote
Tokugawa Gord Posted May 10 Author Report Posted May 10 (edited) 5 hours ago, Natichu said: Hi Gordon, would you be able to provide the motohaba, sakihaba, and kasane (moto and saki preferably)? Many thanks, it looks like a lovely blade. Hello Nathaniel - thank you for your interest. Please find your requested measurements below: Motohaba: 26mm or 1 Inch Sakihaba: 21mm or 3/4 Inch Moto-Kasane: 7mm or 1/4 Inch Saki-Kasane: 4mm or 1/8 Inch Edited May 10 by Tokugawa Gord 1 Quote
Natichu Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Tokugawa Gord said: Hello Nathaniel - thank you for your interest. Please find your requested measurements below: Motohaba: 26mm or 1 Inch Sakihaba: 12mm or 3/4 Inch Moto-Kasane: 7mm or 1/4 Inch Saki-Kasane: 4mm or 1/8 Inch Hey Gordon, should that be 21mm for the sakihaba? Thanks for getting those so quickly! 1 Quote
Tokugawa Gord Posted May 10 Author Report Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Natichu said: Hey Gordon, should that be 21mm for the sakihaba? Thanks for getting those so quickly! Hello Nathaniel, That is correct, 21mm - looks like I flipped the numbers 1 Quote
Tokugawa Gord Posted May 16 Author Report Posted May 16 Hello Everyone, it's me again. Just reposting the Google Drive with the high-resolution photos of the beautiful craftsmanship. I hope you will find them enjoyable. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BHZDkqMBteGggR9-t-HJnsiVC6SGegzs?usp=sharing Quote
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