CHIKANORI

Yoshisada Chikanori (fss-298)

Mei: SEKI YOSHISADA KE MUSASHI NO KAMI KICHIMONSON (KICHIMONMAGO?)CHIKANORI ANSEI NINEN GOGATSU MOTTE HITACHI NO KUNI KASHIMA-GUN SATETSU TSUKURU KORE (Made this of satetsu in Kashima-gun, Hitachi no Kuni in the fifth month of 1855)

Nagasa : 28 "
Sori: 18.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 30.3 mm
Width at the yokote: 20.7 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.7 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu with very long signature and date explaining steel used in producing this fine blade.
Kitae: ko-itame
Hamon: Suguba
Boshi:  ko-maru
Condition:  excellent fresh polish

Fujishiro:
CHIKANORI ZENJÔ [ANSEI 1854 HITACHI] SHINSHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU

                He was born in Mito, and his home kuni is Mino.  Jitetsu is muji, and even though the hamon is sugu and others, it imparts a feeling of nioi shimari. 

Signatures:            SEKI ZENJÔKE CHIKANORI SAKU

                                SEKI ZENJÔKE MUSASHI NO KAMI YOSHIKADO MAGO CHIKANORI SAKU

 

Once again we offer a very fine sword of 28" long made by a highly rated smith in "CHÛJÔSAKU" level.   Chikanori of Hitachi made this elegant and refined long katana.  It is not made in a flashy style but more in the old SHIBUI style that many Japanese enjoy.  It is a very subdued style that shows quality and elegance in its shape, hada and Suguba hamon.  The signature is explaining that "Satetsu" was used in the swords construction.  More than likely a custom ordered sword made or an important person.  The overall quality are very good also and a new lacquered saya has been made for this so it can be displayed in its original mounts.  This is a long sword at 28" and the fact that the signature is detailed, long and dated makes this a fine quality collectable shin-shinto era katana.

  

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YOSHISADA CHIKANORI

SHOSHIN

Length: 2 Shaku, 3 sun, 4 bu

October 15, 1989

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Mei inscription:

SEKI YOSHISADA KE MUSASHI NO KAMI KICHIMONSON (KICHIMONMAGO?)CHIKANORI ANSEI NINEN GOGATSU MOTTE HITACHI NO KUNI KASHIMA-GUN SATETSU TSUKURU KORE (Made this of satetsu in Kashima-gun, Hitachi no Kuni in the fifth month of 1855)

Kitae: Ko-itame

Hamon: Suguba

Boshi: Ko-maru

Nakago: One mekugi ana, yasurime worn sujikai

Remarks: Hitachi no Kuni
He also signed as having worked in Mito, and worked in Ansei and Keio (1854-1868). Yoshisada is a family or group name.

 

This fine daito comes freshly polish in shirasaya, papered, with koshirai and in storage bags.

This sword is on consignment.

~SOLD~

Order number  for this item is : fss-298

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