Bizen Shigezane Katana

Shigezane is called Sahyoemonnojo and he was the jounger brother of Motohsige and a pupil of Kagemitsu. It is said that Shigezane later went to Soshu and become a pupil of Sadamune.

However, the works of Shigezane extend across a period of thirty years from Karyaku to Enbun and his style also does not have a shadow of the Soshu Den (Ryowazamono).

This blade has a Sayagaki from Mr. Tanobe. This blade is Chin Chin Cho Cho (Greatly prized and Treasured).


Sayagaki from Mr.Tanobe:

Dai 47 kai juyo token shiteihin.
Bizen koku Osafune Shigezane saku.
Tadashi osuriage mumei nari. Jiha no deki yoroshiku,
do ko no tokushoku kenzen tomi chin chin cho cho
Hacho 2 shaku 2 sun 7 bu ari kore.
Heisei jingo reki mutsuki jokan.
Nobe Tanzan kan narabini shi Kao.