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Description
Antique Japanese Katana Sword signed by Gen Sukemitsu & Gen MitsukaneAttribution Front Mei: Bicchunokuni Heianjou Minamoto Sukemitsu Minamoto Mitsukane Ura Inscription: Feb. 1993 Collaboration: Gen Sukemitsu & Gen Mitsukane Blade Specifications Ha ch: 71. 7 cm Sori: 1. 3 cm Mekugi ana: 1 hole Moto haba: 31. 7 mm Moto kasane: 7. 0 mm Saki haba: 22. 5 mm Saki kasane: 5. 2 mm Blade weight: 646 g Saya barai: 885 g Mountings (Koshirae) Overall length: 105. 5 cm Tsuka length: 24. 5 cm Saya length: 79. 3 cm Fittings: Premium
Attribution
- Front Mei: Bicchunokuni Heianjou Minamoto Sukemitsu Minamoto Mitsukane
- Ura Inscription: Feb. 1993
- Collaboration: Gen Sukemitsu & Gen Mitsukane
Blade Specifications
- Ha-chō: 71.7 cm
- Sori: 1.3 cm
- Mekugi-ana: 1 hole
- Moto-haba: ≈31.7 mm
- Moto-kasane: ≈7.0 mm
- Saki-haba: ≈22.5 mm
- Saki-kasane: ≈5.2 mm
- Blade weight: ≈646 g
- Saya-barai: ≈885 g
Mountings (Koshirae)
- Overall length: ≈105.5 cm
- Tsuka length: ≈24.5 cm
- Saya length: ≈79.3 cm
- Fittings: Premium black lacquer saya, black silk sageo, decorative menuki & fuchi-kashira
Condition & Notes
This collaborative modern blade features a graceful hi-iri silhouette, crisp chu-suguha temper, and beautifully forged itame steel. Free from any bending, chips, or rust, it shows only minimal handling marks. Mounted in a high-grade black lacquer koshirae with tight fittings, it’s ready for both display and practical use in Iaido, Battō, or Tameshigiri.
Background
Master swordsmith Bitchū-no-Kuni Heianjō Gen Sukemitsu was born Yoshijiakeshi Takeshita in 1915 (Taishō 4). He first studied under swordsmith Masatsugu Okishiba in Osaka, then under his father, Eitarō Sukemitsu. Before the war he was selected as an official Army swordsmith, and afterward he won numerous awards at the New Famous Sword Exhibition, earning a reputation as a master craftsman.
Swordsmith Mitsukane, whose real name is Isao Kaneda of Kurashiki-Tamashima, is a long-time member of the All-Japan Swordsmith Association and has been selected for many honors.
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