| Product No. KA-0744 加州住勝国 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Katsukuni from Kashu Back: On an Auspicious Day in February 1868, the 4th Year of Keio |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Kaga Province |
| Era | Bakumatsu Period |
| Length |
69.7 cm 27.4 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.2 cm 0.5 in |
| Motohaba |
3.1 cm 1.2 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.1 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | February 21, 2025 |
| Registration Authority | Toyama Prefecture |
| Registration Date | January 10, 2018 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Tgari gunome-midare |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu yakizume, a bit turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai and kiri with kesho file, shallow kengyo end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base silver foil, Kashu type habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Uchigatana koshirae with a black lacquer diagonal paint saya |
| Koshirae Length |
100.5 cm 39.6 in |
| Tsuka Length |
26.2 cm 10.3 in |
| Tsuba | Floral Crests attached Vines, and Sun Rays |
| Menuki | Chrysanthemum Bouquet with Crescent Moon |
| Fuchigashira | Plain |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped black silk hinerimaki roll tsuka |
Price |
650,000 JPY |
| This katana is a work of Katsukuni ［勝国］ (the seventh generation, Matsudo Eijiro, passed away in 1880) of the Darani ［陀羅尼］lineage, dating from 1868, the fourth year of the Keio era. Katsukuni were official swordsmith of the Kanazawa Domain in Kaga Province. The first generation was the son of Zenzaburo Ieshige ［家重］and took the name Zenzaburo. He received the title of Iyo Daijo and was known as the foremost swordsmith of the Darani lineage, and his hamon/temper style was so colled 'Sanbon-sugi', the regular three-cedar blade pattern. The fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of Katsukuni produced few works due to the decline in demand for swords during the peaceful times. Katsukuni, who made this sword, was the last Katsukuni from the end of the Edo period, the demand for swords increased. Its sword hamon resembles a Sanbon-sugi, three-cedar style. It comes with a sturdy koshirae/scabbard of a black diagonal brushstroke lacquered saya/scabbard. It passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in December 2024. |
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