繁慶  地沸厚くつき沸匂深く金筋沸筋砂流し頻りに掛る正宗を彷彿とさせる出来の傑作 二尺一寸
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Hankei Katana

No.559664

Hankei Jinie entered thick, Deep Nie-Nioi, Kinsuji, Niesuji and Sunagashi entered frequently, A masterpiece reminiscent of Masamune, 63.5cm

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繁慶 Hankei
Registration
Nagano 8/29/26(Showa)
Period
Early Edo period, Around Kanei period.
Size

Hachou 63.5cm (二尺一寸) Sori 1.5cm
Moto-Haba 3.0cm Saki-Haba 2.2cm Moto-Kasane 0.61cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.76cm Saki-Kasane 0.52cm Kissaki-Chou 4.1cm Nakago-Chou 18.5cm Weight 727g

Country
Musashi
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Mitsumune, Wide Mihaba, Slightly deep Sori, Chu-Kissaki.
Kitae
Itamehada, Mixed Mokumehada, Jinie entered thick, Chikei entered frequently, Iron is clear.
Hamon
Notarete, Gunome, Mixed Choujiba, Yubashiri and Tobiyaki-kakari, There are Ashi and You frequently, Deep Nie entered, Kinsuji, Niesuji and Sunagashi entered over and over, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Kinsuji-kakari, Sakihakikakete-Togarigokoroni-Kaeru.
Nakago
Ubu, Saki-Yagengata, Front:Yasurime-Sujikai, Back: Gyaku-Ohsujikai, Mekugiana is one(1).
Habaki
Double Kinkise.
Drscription
Hankei, commonly known as Noda Zenshiro Kiyotaka, was born in Mikawa and was a gunsmith by trade. He accompanied Ieyasu to Edo, where he studied under Akagari Sohachiro, a gunsmith living in Nihonbashi Teppocho, and further honed his skills as a gunsmith. He later moved to Sunpu with Ieyasu in retirement, and is said to have begun forging swords at that time. After Ieyasu's death, he returned to Teppocho and served the second shogun, Hidetada, forging swords with the Hankei Mei and guns with the Kiyotaka Mei. He was born at roughly the same time as the first Yasutsugu and was a pioneer of Edo blacksmithing. Shinto Saijo-saku.
This sword has Mitsumune, Nakago is Yagen-gata, Yasuri is Front is Ohsujikai, Back is Gyaku-Ohsujikai, The signature is unique to Hankei, using a Futotagane, Mixed Mokumehada with Itame, Jinie entered thick, Notarete, Mixed Choujiba and Gunome, Yubashiri, Tobiyaki-kakari, Nie-Nioi entered intertwine beautifully, Kinsuji, Niesuji and Sunagashi entered frequently, It works well in sword, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear, that it is reminiscent of the work of Masamune, an excellent sword.
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