shawnmacYamato no Kami Fujiwara no ason Masakatsu NBTHK Hozon Very nice koshirae and shirasaya $5500 Flawless blade and polish Message for more pictures Nengo: bunka 5th year 8th month. (August 1808) Nagasa: 62.7 cm Sori: 1.9cm Mekugi ana: 1 Motohaba: 2.8cm Motokasane:6.5mm Sakihaba: 1.84cm Sakikasane: 4.9mm Sword description This sword was forged by the 9th generation Dotanuki smith who revived the school after its earlier collapse. Masakatsu was the descendant of Samanosuke Masakuni, and learned from the highly respected Hoki no Kami Taira Ason Masayuki (also known as Satsuma Masayuki) which were the beginnings of the revival of the Dotanuki school, bringing it into the Shinshinto era. Masayuki was a smith who made plenty of Koto Utsushi in the Soshu style, and it seems that in this blade, Masakatsu has taken alot of inspiration from his master. There is alot of resemblance to Shizu in this sword. Hamon: Notare and kogunome mix hamon. There are also areas of Tobiyaki and togariba. The hamon is also packed with lots of Kinsuji and areas of hataraki. Hada: Komokume hada with lots of Chikei and Jinie. There are also patches of Masame Nagare and itame hada but it's mostly based on Komokume. Boshi: ura and omote are different. The Boshi on the Ura is Kaen, the Boshi on the Omote is Jizo. Koshirae: The koshirae that comes with this sword is a Tomoe Mon koshirae, with matching Fuchikashira and Menuki. The Tsuba seems to be a Nanban Tsuba with a Shakudo rim. The saya is new in 100% condition.
