| Product No. WA-0863 河内守国助 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri with Iori-mune and Chū-kissaki; the blade has a wide mihaba and thick kasane, presenting a healthy and robust sugata. |
| Region | Settsu Province |
| Era | Early Edo Period |
| Length |
55 cm 21.7 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
0.8 cm 0.3 in |
| Motohaba |
3.3 cm 1.3 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.3 cm 0.9 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | May 13, 2014 |
| Registration Authority | Kouchi Prefecture |
| Registration Date | September 27, 1952 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Tight ko-itame hada with ji-nie and yubashiri |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Flamboyant kobushi-choji midare, beginning with a straight yakidashi |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Straight, with a small komaru turn-back |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 2 |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi Koshirae with Black Roirō Lacquered Saya |
| Koshirae Length |
79.0 cm 31.1 in |
| Tsuka Length |
18.0 cm 7.1 in |
| Tsuba | Design of Wild Horses, Copper Ground with Inlay and Iroe |
| Menuki | Design of Chrysanthemum Branches, Gold Iroe |
| Fuchigashira | Design of a Tiger, Shibuichi Hammered Ground with Sukisage-bori |
| Other details | Tsuka Covered with White Samegawa, Wrapped in Black Tsumami-maki |
Price |
800,000 JPY |
| Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke II was the son of Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke I. Kunisuke I and Oyakunisada (the first generation Izumi no Kami Kunisada) belonged to the same school and are said to have studied under Kunitomo. He is regarded as a representative Osaka Shinto swordsmith of the Kanbun era and is commonly referred to as Naka-Kawachi.This wakizashi shows a typical sugata with shallow curvature, a medium kissaki, wide mihaba, and thick kasane. The jigane is a well-forged ko-itame hada with prominent ara-nie. The hamon begins with an Osaka-style yakidashi and develops into a flamboyant and distinctive kobushi-choji midare. The boshi is straight and turns back in a small komaru.The nakago is ubu with ō-sujikai yasurime, tapering to a ha-agari kurijiri.Blade length: 1 shaku 8 sun 1 bu.A healthy example of Naka-Kawachi.This blade passed the NBTHK Hozon Token shinsa in 2014 and is accompanied by a wakizashi koshirae with a kuro-ro nuri saya. |
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