Shibui Swords Gendaito


 

Yasutake O-Kogatana

  Yakuwa Yasutake (1909-1984) was born in Yamagata. His teachers were Yasumitsu and Yasushige. He became a 'Sakite' in Showa 14 (1939) and later a 'Yasukuni Tosho' in Showa 29 (1954). In 1981, he became a 'MUKANSA'.
Traditionally, the swordsmith tempers the blade and does careful file work to one side before signing. Then, he carves his Mei (YAKUWA YASUTAKE SAKU) on filed surface and polish's the side without.
Tanto is papered from the NTHK in 1991 with 6 stamps including Yoshikawa Sensei.


MEI: YAKUWA YASUTAKE SAKU
NAGASA: 23cm
HADA: KO-ITAME
HAMON: GUNOME MIDARE
BOSHI: MIDARE KOMI ASAKU KAERU
Gold Foiled Habaki and a red lacquered Saya and Shirasaya.


A true GENDAI Tanto with great work, papered, and polished.

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Original WRITE-UP for this O-Kogatana.

 


 

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