Katana, Shirasaya

[ Signature ] omote : "鈴木加賀守貞則"　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length: 69.6 cm (2 shaku 2sun 1 bu 7 rin), Curvature 1.2 cm (3 bu 3 rin), Base width: 2.98 cm, Base thickness: 0.57 cm, Tip width: 2.02 cm, Tip thickness: 0.41 cm, Mekugi hole: 1, Blade weight: 625 g, Total length of shira-saya: 98 cm

[ Province ] Settsu

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri blade with an iori-mune; standard width and thickness; shallow curvature; and a medium cutting edge with a chukissaki tip.
Nakago : Raw tang; decorative filing over the file marks; chestnut-shaped tip; one mekugi hole.
Jigane : The jigane exhibits a fine, fine-grained itame-hada pattern with ji-nie.
Hamon : The hamon features a wavy pattern interspersed with ko-gunome patterns in places; it has a deep nioi, with a ashi pattern, fine ko-nie, and a bright nioi-guchi.
Boushi : The boushi (hamon tip) is straight, curving slightly into a small round shape.

[ Highlight ] Sadanori was born in Kikuchi, Higo Province; commonly known as Saemon, he moved to Osaka where he became a pupil of Inoue Shinkai, and created swords in Settsu and Kyoto. He later became a retainer of the Naito family, and when the Naito family were granted a fief in Iwaki, Oshu, he accompanied them and moved to that region. It is said that in Osaka, he lived with Izumi-no-kami Kunitora. He is also said to have forged a naginata for the King of Joseon. He was a swordsmith active around the Kanbun era and was granted the title of Kaga-no-kami. His signature included names such as ‘Fujiwara Sadonori of Settsu’, ‘Kaga-no-kami Sadonori’, ‘Suzuki Kaga-no-kami Sadonori’ and ‘Kaga-no-kami Suzuki Sadonori’. Dates found on his blades include the 4th year of Jōō, the 2nd, 10th, 12th and 13th years of Kanbun, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th years of Enpō, the 2nd year of Tenna, the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 15th, 16th and 17th years of Genroku, the 2nd and 5th years of Hōei, and the 5th year of Shōtoku. This piece features a shallow curvature and a well-grained Koitame forging. It exhibits a consistent tone on both sides, with a wavy pattern interspersed with a ‘ko-gunome’ pattern. It possesses a deep ‘nioi’ (scent) and fine ‘ko-nie’ (small bubbles), resulting in a bright and vivid wavy blade pattern.

[ Conditions ] There are slight flaws, but overall it is excellent.

[ Attachments ] Habaki(suaka-ji, double), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya, NBTHKtokubetsu kicho paper "特別貴重刀剣認定書"(issued on 30th Oct. Showa 35(1960)) and Nihon-touken hozon-kai shoshin paper "日本刀剣保存会正真鑑定書"(issued on 16th Jan. Heisei 1(1989))

[ Item number ] A070426 [ Price ] JPY 480,000- (shipping and insurance fee are not included in the price)

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