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Product No. TAN-0379 水戸住市毛徳隣造(二代)
Mei Ichige Tokurin (2nd generation), resident of Mito
Back: A day in February, Bunkyu 2 (1862)
Shape A small wakizashi in shinogi-zukuri construction with an iori-mune and a medium kissaki
Region Mito, Hitachi Province
Era Bakumatsu Period
Size
Length
30.2 cm
11.9 in
Sori (curvature)
0.7 cm
0.3 in
Motohaba
2.5 cm
1.0 in
Sakihaba
1.9 cm
0.7 in
Munekasane
0.5 cm
0.2 in
NBTHK Certification
Status Hozon Token
Certification Date December 15, 2023
Provincial Registration
Registration Authority Tokyo
Registration Date April 09, 2024
Item Details
Jihada (Metal pattern) A finely forged ko-itame hada
Hamon (Temper line) A gunome-midare hamon with paired gunome, accompanied by a suguha yakidashi
Bōshi (Point / Tip) The boshi is sugu with a small round turnback, deeply tempered into the mune
Nakago (Tang) Ubu, with kiri yasurime and a ha-agari kurijiri tang tip
Mekugiana (Rivet holes) 1
Habaki A Mito-style habaki of plain copper covered with silver foil
Saya / Mountings
Mountings Koshirae-tsuki
Koshirae Chiisagatana-koshirae with a black roiro lacquered saya decorated with tate-shino-kizami
Koshirae Length
46.2 cm
18.2 in
Tsuka Length
12.0 cm
4.7 in
Tsuba Leather tsuba finished in black urushi lacquer, decorated with scattered Sumitate Yotsume-mon crests
Menuki Ebisu and Daikoku Design
Fuchigashira Fuchi: silver ground with hishi and manji-kiku lattice design; Kashira: horn
Kozuka Sparrows and Naruko Clapper Design
Other details Tsuka with white samegawa, wrapped in nando-colored tsuka-ito in tsumamimaki style; silver-ground kiku-no-ha-gata kojiri

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550,000 JPY

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Other Info
This work was made by the second generation Ichige Tokurin II. The second generation can be distinguished by the character used in the signature, as the “隣” character is used in place of the “鄰” employed by the first generation, although some examples are signed in the same manner as the first generation. His works are scarce, making this sword particularly valuable.The sword is accompanied by a Chiisagatana-koshirae with a black roiro lacquered saya decorated with tate-shino-kizami.This blade passed the 2023 Hozon Token shinsa.
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