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SK-8 |
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Price
USD
$7000.00 |
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Description |
| Gendaito by famous smith
Amada Sadayoshi. Amada Sadayoshi is the father of modern day living
national treasure Amada Akitsugu. He made very high quality gendaito,
and he was said to be a man of great pride. Also known to be a personal
friend of Isoroku Yamamoto, the admiral that planned the Pearl Harbor
attack, Yamamoto was also known to carry a Sadayoshi as his everyday
personal sword. This sword is in excellent condition in a nice shirasaya
with old sayagaki. Done in the style of a Kamakura period tachi, this
sword has a very high classed elegant shape. The ko-kissaki with the
deep groove along with the ashi based suguha temper is very reminiscent
of an older blade. Very well mixed jigane of ko-itame with nice ji-nie.
Hamon is made up of nie (please note very few WW2 period smiths did
nie deki), there is very nice ashi all through the hamon. Tang is
ubu 1 hole with signature and date. Very professionally done. If not
for his early death, Sadayoshi would have gotten more recognition
due to his high skill. Also, because he died at an early age, there
are not very many swords left to represent him. But all examples that
are available are all of very good quality and manufacture. A beautiful
top class gold foiled habaki accompanies the sword as well. In gorgeous
condition with NO flaws. |
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