Wakizashi - Bishu Osafune Sukesada(not guaranteed)

Signed tsuba. Asking 2000 + shipping Original purchased from aoi-art 

Habaki : Gold foiled single Habaki.

Blade length : 54.2 cm or 21.33 inches.

Sori: 1.4 cm or 0.55 inches.

Mekugi: 1

Width at the hamachi : 2. 93 cm or 1. 15 inches.

Width at the Kissaki: 2. 15 cm or 0. 84 inches.

Kasane: 0. 63 cm or 0. 24 inches.

Weight of the blade: 540 grams

Era: Early Edo period. 

this Japanese Wakizashi sword features a tamahagane steel blade with a full tang and a single edge.This item is an original and was made in Japan during the Edo period. It is not guaranteed to be a Bishu Osafune Sukesada sword.

purchased from aoi japan. see the image of the laminated reported provided by https://www.aoijapan.com/ for more info on the blade. Feel free to ask me any questions.

Copied from aoi art report:

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku. Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)

This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking

The blade was

Habaki

polished

Gold foiled single Habaki. length

54.2

cm or 21,33 inches.

1.4

cn or 0,55 inches.

Width at the hamachi: 2, 93 cm or 1.15 inches

Width at the Kissaki 2.15 cm or 0.84 inches. em or 0, 24 inches: blade: 540 grams

tarly. too perrod

Regular width and thickness

Wakizashi with large Sort.

Jigane Ko Itane Hada well grained with Jinie attach.

The Jigane is beautiful,

Menan

Nie Deki, fron Hamachi

is Suguha and then Gunone Midare.

In Ha.

there are Sunagashi and Kinsuji

Boshi is round and Hakikake style

Special feature:

Bishu Ossfune

Sukesada

was active from the early to late Muromach, period This blade was not made in Muromachi period It is in the Edo period The Jizane is well trained.

This iron is better than Muromachi period.

Koshirae

Saya

Black Urushi lacquer Saya

Tsuba

Round shape iron Tauba,

wave and mountain are engraved.

shelf is engraved with gold color.

Fuchikashira: Shakudo, crane, and parson are engraved with gold color.

From koi Art: There are a number of Sukesada in Muromachi period and mass product swords.

These blades are not good quality.

After the Edo period.

the Jigane is better than before

The swordsmiths made better products because of the demand for swords decreases.

We do not think the signature is bad.

But this Hakizashi is

a consignment sale, we do not guarantee.