| Product No. TAN-0347 陸中国住清房作（無鑑査刀匠） | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made by Kiyofusa from Rikuchu Province Back: On a Day in October 1986, Year of the Fire Tiger |
| Shape | Hirazukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Morioka, Iwate Prefecture |
| Era | Contemporary, Showa Period |
| Length |
25 cm 9.8 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
0.1 cm 0.0 in |
| Motohaba |
2.5 cm 1.0 in |
| Munekasane |
0.4 cm 0.2 in |
| Registration Authority | Iwate Prefecture |
| Registration Date | August 20, 1990 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with faint utsuri |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Saka-jukachoji |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Midare long turn sharply |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai with kesho file pattern and a kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Two part, copper base gold foil with file habaki |
Price |
SOLD |
| Swordsmith Yamaguchi Kiyofusa [山口清房] is a contemporary master swordsmith. Born in 1932, he lives in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. In 1964, he became a desciple of Living National Treasure Sumitani Masamine [隅谷正峯], and in 1969, he was approved to make swords. In 1970, he exhibited his work at the Shinsaku-meito, New Swords Exhibition for the first time, winning several special prizes and in 1986, he was recognized as a Mukansa swordsmith [無鑑査刀匠]. In 1993, Yamaguchi was recognized as an intangible cultural asset of Iwate Prefecture (Japanese sword making techniques). This work was made at the proficiency period of his career at the age of 54. It has a beautiful reverse Jukachoji-midare hamon. The jigane has a exquisite koitame-hada with faint utsuri. Although he is still passionate about sword making, he is now 92 years old and has decided to part with this tanto directly to me. |
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