A rare and exceptional sword, This is a stunning and powerful sword from the Nanboku-cho period. The blade is made by the famous swordsmith Sanekage from Kaga, ca. 1350, a student of Norishige from the Masamune Juttetsu line. It showcases an array of Soshu-den workmanship of the best quality.  “Mumei, with a powerful and magnificent shape of the Embun and Joji period. The Hada is clear with an Itame pattern, has thick Jifu, and the steel has a strong black color. Chikei intertwines through the Hada. The Hamon is made up with a Notare Gunome pattern, Ashi and Yo appear a lot, has Nie, Hataraki such as Sunagashi, Kinsuji, and Yubashiri appear. The Boshi is in an irregular Hakikake pattern. This sword shows strong characteristics that are seen on swords made by Norishige.  One of the interesting attributes of this sword is that you will find sword cuts in a few locations on the blade. This sword has been used for actual battle and shows how it blocked cuts from another sword. This fascinating aspect adds even more to this sword and its history during an tumultuous time in the samurai era in the 1300’s.

This is a very rare, and desirable sword made by Sanekage accompanied with Juyo Token Papers and full Koshirai.