Katana, Shirasaya, Koshirae

[ Signature ] omote : "和泉大掾藤原国輝"　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length 54.6cm (1 shaku 8 sun 0 bu 1 rin), sori 1.6cm (5 bu 2 rin), moto-haba 3.35cm, moto-kasane 0.74cm, saki-haba 2.52 cm, saki-kasane 0.64 cm, mekugi-ana(hole) 1, blade weight 627g , shirasaya length 82cm, koshirae length 87cm

[ Province ] Iyo "伊予"

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Mihaba is wide. Kasane is relatively thick. There are some differences between moto-haba and saki-haba. High sori attached. Chu-kissaki extended form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are suji-kais. Saki is shallow kuri-jiri. One hole. Nakago-jiri has been a little cut. The upper part of character "作" merely remained.
Jigane : Ko-itame-hada well grained. Fine jinie attached. Fine chikei appeared.
Hamon : Notare, gunomes mixed. Nie attached well, which become uneven part by part. Sunagashis appeared.
Boushi : It runs in midare-komi. Saki is haki-kake with top becoming sharp. It turns deep.

Koshirae : black ishime-ji-nuri-zaya wakizashi koshirae ; tsuba : design of peony (iron, taka-bori, gold iroe) ; a pair of menuki : design of aki-kusa autumn plants (shakudo, katachi-bori, gold iroe) ; a pair of fuchigashira : design of paulownia (iron, taka-bori, point inlay)
"黒石目塗鞘脇差拵 : 牡丹図鐔(鉄地高彫金色絵)、秋草図目貫(赤銅地容彫金色絵)、桐図縁頭(鉄地高彫点象嵌)"

[ Highlight ]

The Iyo Matsuyama swordsmit, Izumi Daijo Kuniteru "和泉大掾国輝", was Miyoshi Tarobei and learned sword making as a pupil of Nagakuni "長國" . In Kanbun "寛文" 3, receives Izumi Daijojo, and changes name to Toshiro Kuniteru "藤四郎国輝". The first generation Kunitere "国輝", in his signature, it is his characteristic and point of distinction, the left-side radical component of a Chinese character "掾" is not hand "手" but tree "木". The same name was passed down for seven generations until the late Edo period (1781-1789). This work is one of the best among the first generation of Kuniteru "国輝", and you can enjoy quality of work with nie base daring and powerful hamon.

[ Conditions ]
It has been polished. Both blade and koshirae maintain excellent conditions. No kozuka nor kogatana attached in the koshirae.

[ Attachments ]
Habaki (single), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya, koshirae, bag of koshirae, NBTHK Tokubetsu hozon paper "特別保存刀剣鑑定書"( issued on 13th June Heisei 30(2018) ), Kurashiki Art Sword Museum paper "倉敷刀剣美術館鑑定書" (10th Jan. Heisei 30(2018))

[ Item number ] A100320 [ Price ] SOLD