Massive, healthy and wide Tokubetsu Hozon Yoshimasa katana. 34mm moto-haba, 8mm kasane and a gorgeous jigane. Overall length is 65.15cm. Yoshimasa worked circa Hoei period (1704 – 1711) in Echigo province. It is said that he had roots in the Yamato Tegai lineage. He signed with a special inscription using his nyudo-go (buddhist lay priest name) Tesshu nyudo, as this one is signed. Wonderful hamon with a deep nie habuchi.
上野介源吉正 – Kozuke (no) Suke Minamoto Yoshimasa
Tesshu Nyudo kore o saku
Menuki menuki iron fuchigashira and a sukashi tsuba with the famous motif of a temple.