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Ikkansai Shigetsugu Gendai Katana |
Signature: Ikkansai
Shigetsugu
Year Made: A Day in May 4th
Year of Taishi (1915)
Forging Pattern:
Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
with abundant gonomi ashi
Dimensions: Blade
Length:
26.25 ", Nakago: 7.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece gold foil Habaki
Condition: Excellent. Recently restored. His birth
name is Kasama Yoshikazu, born on April 1st 1886 in Shizuoka. He
studied under his uncle Miyaguchi Shigetoshi and continued his training
under Morioka Masayoshi. Shigetsugu was Nihonto Tarne Denshusho's
Master Swordsmith. His work is highly regarded and coveted by advanced
gendaito collectors.
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