Item #2088 |
Price
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$35,000.00 |
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Description |
Here is an very exclusive oportunity to accquire three Satsuma blades. All are NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.
- Motohira Kansei 8
Long typical wide Satsuma 'Motohira sugata' at 3.2cm width with and length of 1 shaku 9 sun is a splendid example of Motohira during the prime of his life done at the age of 54. The hamon is midareba with a wide blue nioi with a nagare mixture of itame with mokume. In perfect condition with a recent polish and very good old shirasaya which I would estimate being from the prewar period.
- Mototake Kyowa 2
Long very nicely balanced Mototake, the second eldest brother after Motohira at 1 shaku 8 sun with a width of 3.3 cm. The hamon is midareba with a wide blue nioi with a nagare mixture of itame with mokume.The remarkable imozoru, a kantei point of Satsuma swords, which are the very long stand out very strongly as if lightening has struck. In perfect condition with a recent polish and very good new shirasaya.
- Motoyasu Kyowa 3
The youngest brother out of the trio, but no less capable than his two elder brothers, is another excellent example. This is ex Yamanaka Sadajiro sensei who was not only the Director of the NBTHK but also former finance minister under the late Nagasone Yasuhiro in the early 1980's. He was from Kagoshima prefecture and was an enthusiatic satsuma sword collector. This sword is at 1 shaku 5 sun with a width of 3.3. done in a very wide togari midareba hamon with a very strong pronounced imozuru. long wide pronounced boshi. Lengthly Tanobe sensei sayagaki with hakogaki saying this sword was an aito for Yamanaka Sadajiro.
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