SADASHIGE, KAWANO / STAR STAMPED GENDAITO / $4500
SADASHIGE, KAWANO
STAR STAMPED GENDAITO
RATED: 1 MILLION YEN
MEI: OSAKA GUN ZOHEI SHO MINAMOTO SADASHIGE SAKU KORE
DATE: SHOWA JU KU NEN KU GATSU KICHI JITSU
NAGASA: 67.945cm (26.75″)
OVERALL: 88.9cm (35″)
MIHABA: 3.33cm (1.3125″)
KASANE: 0.635cm (0.25″)
SORI: 1.905cm (0.75″)
NAKAGO: UBU
MEKUGI ANA: TWO
YASURIME: KEISHO
MUNE: IORI
HADA: KO-ITAME
HAMON: SAKA CHOGI
BOSHI: KOMARU
HORIMONO OMOTE: NONE
HORIMONO URA: NONE
HABAKI: 1 PC. SOLID SIVER
SHIRASAYA
SADASHIGE, KAWANO
STAR STAMPED GENDAITO
RATED 1 MIILION YEN
From Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z:
SADASHIGE (貞重), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Ōsaka – “Ōsaka-jūnin Suiryūshi Minamoto Sadashige” (小坂住人水竜子源貞重), “Kawano Minamoto Sadashige” (川野源貞重), real name Kawano Shigetarō (川野重太郎, first name also reads Jūtarō), born March 16th 1912, he studied under Gassan Sadakatsu (月山貞勝), gō Suiryūshi (水竜子), he worked as rikugun- jumei-tōshō.
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Sadashige, real name Kawano Jutero (Shigetaro), born 1912. Sadashige was a student of Gassan Sadakatsu and became a Jumei Tosho (swordsmith) for the Osaka Rikugun Zohei or Osaka Army Arsenal in 1942.
This particular sword is published in John Slough’s, Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945, on page 153.
Additionally, Sadashige is listed in the Toko Taikan, Hawley’s, Nihonto Meikan and the Gendaito Meikan.
This gendaito boasts a nearly 27” nagasa. When combined with the wide mihaba and thick kasane this sword feels massive in hand.
The hada is a tight ko-itame and the hamon is saka choji. There is a ton of activity in this blade with abundant ji nie, ara nie, inazuma, etc. There is hakikake in the boshi seen as long strings of nie.
The sword is in polish and yet is still Ububa.
Comes in high grade shirasaya featuring buffalo horn hatome.
A beautiful, published, Star Stamped Gendaito for your collection.
Price: $4500 plus S/H
If you are interested in owning this sword, contact me via the website or directly at yakiba.com@gmail.com