A chrysanthemum crest
Length of cutting edge 54.5cm Curvature 0.6cm Width of base 28.0mm Thickness of base 5.5mm Width of Yokote 19.3mm
Forging(Hada) :; Hada is tight Koitame covered in uniform and fine Ji-nie. There is entwined Masame on Shinogi-ji. Whole Jigane is very fine, tight,vivid and bright.
Hamon : Hamon is starting with straight Yakidashi called Osaka Yakidashi, Nioi based, covered in fine and puffy Nie. Wide Choji-midare mixing in with slanted Choji-ha and compound gunome. Habuchi is covered in Ko-nie and has YOU and Nioi ashi activity.
Nakago : Nakago is in UBU original. Osujikai filemarks, The shape of bottom is extreme Kengyo shape. One ANA. The signature on Hakiomote below ANA is a long inscription, large and tick chisel reading BICHU-NO-KAMI TACHIBANA YASUHIRO and on the ura is engraved a Chrysanthemum crest above ANA.
Boashi : Temper of Choji midare becomes calm below Yokote and Boshi is straight tempered medium circle turn back.
Kishu Sekido family was founded by Tosashokan TAMEYASU who had moved from Sekitou-mura, Gamo-gun in Oumi province to Wakayama in Kishu. They were good at gorgeous Choji-midare that resembles to one of Ichimonji in the ancient period.. This Wakizashi is a superb work of Bichu-no-kami YASUHIRO who is a second son of TAMEYASU, his real name is Tomida Gorozaemon who moved to Settsu/Osaka with his elder brother Mutsunokami TAMEYASU and had created foundation of Osaka Sekido family. His is well known that he chisels a Chrysanthemum crest on Hakiura. This work is wide and broad leading to a shallow monouchi and less curvature- a major identification of Kanbun shinto style. There remains high shinogi-ji, rich Hiraniku and temper is in full. The whole blade remains the original shape. Patina of tang is extremely in excellent condition and there finds no decayed, nor cluster. Elaborately polished.
Old copper habaki collar comes in Shira-Saya mounting.
