[ Feature ]
Form : Hira-zukuri. Iori-mune. Moto-haba is relatively wide. Kasane is extremely thick. No sori attached. Saki-haba becomes narrow. Fukura is in kareru state.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are katte-sagari. Saki is shallow kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-hada, nagare-hada mixed. Jinie attached.
Hamon : Gunome-midare in nie-deki. Togaribas mixed. Ashis, yôs, kin-sujis and sunagashis appeared.
Boushi : It runs in midare-komi, turns in komaru. Tempering line runs long, reach to mune.

SHIBATA Ka had lay name SHIBATA Seitarô. He was born in Meiji 17(1884), lived at Nisimonai, Akita prefecture. At the beginning, SATÔ Shigenori helped him. Then he learned under MIYAGUCHI Ikkansai Toshihiro. He won a prize at Teiten "帝展" in Shôwa 9(1934). In Shôwa 19(1944), he was awared as Tokubetsu sai-yûtô-shô prize "特別最優等賞" at Shinsaku Nihon-tô Dai-kyô-shin-kai "新作日本刀大共進會". It was said "During war time, he worked so hard in order to contribute the country by creating the swords". SUZUKI Kuniyoshi was his pupil. As his son, there are SHIBATA Seitaro Kô and others. He was versatile such as seal carving and composing haikus. He was appointed as an inspector for first swords examination which was done occupied period, Shôwa 21(1946) specifically. His deceased time was March Shôwa 28.

Referenced materials : Nihon-tô meikan "日本刀銘鑑" ISHII Masakuni "石井昌國", HONMA Kunzan "本間薫山", Yûzankaku "雄山閣" Heisei 12(2000) ; Akita no tôkô to kinkô "秋田の刀工と金工" by SATÔ Zenjirô, NBTHK Akita "日本美術刀剣保存協会秋田県支部", Shôwa 47(1971).

[ Highlight ] Nakago shape looks like machi advanced and saki picked. A little short, extreme thick kasane and fukura in kareru state are so specific. It is dynamic, bright gunome-midare hamon boushi has long tempered line, which reach to mune.

[ Conditions ] It has past some decades since last polish so that there are small dents, "hike" and tiny nicked edge. However, it is possibe to preserve and appreciate.