Chisakatana – Kunisuke

Chisakatana – Kunisuke

一般情報 General information

製品番号 Product No. KA-005 (国助) Kunisuke. 二代  2th. gen.
剣の種類 Sword type 小さ刀 Chisakatana.
 MEI ( Omote) 河内守国助 Kawachi (no) Kami Kunisuke.
 MEI ( Ura)

適用外です Not applicable

時代 Era 寛文 Kanbun period. 1661-1672.
日付 Date ca. 1664.
 Province           攝州 Settsu.
 School 関 Seki.
 Teacher 国助 Kunisuke.

 

寸法 Measurements

長さ Nagasa 58.8 cm
反り Sori 1.10 cm
元幅 Motohaba 3.20 cm
先幅 Sakihaba 2.20 cm
重ね Kasane 0.75 cm
中子 Nakago 15.2 cm

 

鑑定書 Kantei-sho

日本美術刀剣保存協会        NBTHK Certificate

特別保存刀剣 Tokubetsu Hozon tōken

特別貴重刀剣 Tokubetsu Kicho tōken

他の 証明書                            Other certificate Provincial Registration: Prefectural Board of Education: Niigata prefecture. Date of Registration: Apr. 28, 1954.
考課 Appraisal                                    鑑定 Kantei 上作 Jyo Saku.

Rating by Hawley 75 points.

状態 Status 上等 Superior.
研磨 Polish 平均研磨上記 above average polishing.
切れ味の分類         Classification on sharpness 業物 Wazamono.

 

詳細 Details

姿 Sugata Shinogi-zukuri, Iori-mune.
肌 Hada Ko-Itame hada, grained with Jinie attach. With a beautiful Osaka Jigane. Osaka-yakidashi runs in sugu.
切先 Kissaki Chu kissaki.
刃文 Hamon Nie Deki, from Hamachi is Suguha and then Choji Midare, Gunome Midare and Kobushi Choji.
彫物 Horimone

適用外です Not applicable

帽子 Bōshi Boshi is large round shape. The tip forms a straight regular line, a medium circle turns back to a Muneyaki.
中心 Nakago Ubu, Takanoha file marks. Ha-agari Kurijiri.
目釘穴 Mekugi-ana 1 mekugi ana.
はばき Habaki Copper base, single gold folded Habaki.
外装 Koshirae An original old Kohsirae with Iron, simple Sword fittings. All stored in an old/antique silk bag.
自鞘 Shira-saya The blade is polished and stored in a nice Shirasaya with a purple-coloured silk bag.
追加情報                      Additional Information The judgment on the authentic as expressed in the description above was confirmed by “Nippon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyokai” (NBTHK) issuing a 特別貴重 Tokubetsu Kicho tōken certificate: (green paper) number 133676.

Provided on 昭和 四十二年十月二十八日. Shōwa jȗ ni nen jȗ gatsu ni jȗ hachi hi. October, 28th, 1967.

The judgment on the authentic as expressed in the description above was confirmed by “Nippon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyokai” (NBTHK) issuing a 特別保存刀剣 Tokubetsu tōken certificate: number 1004948

Provided on 平成 二十八年三月二十三日. Heisei ni jȗ hachi nen san gatsu ni jȗ san hi, March, 23th, 2016.

歴史 History Shodai Kinisuke also known under the nickname “Nakamachi”, what means the middle one, this blacksmith was the 2th of the 3 “Kunisuke” generations. First generation Kawachi-no-kami Kunisuke was the youngest pupil of Horikawa school.

After the death of his teacher in Kei-cho 19 (1614), he moved to Osaka with First generation Izumi-no-kami Kunisada. They became pioneers of flourished Osaka Shinto school. Second generation Kawachi-no-kami, the child of first generation Kawachi-no-kami, was called as “Naka-Kawachi”, famous as well creating specific shape of Cho-jii.

価格 price           € 9750,.–                 (Shipping fee is not included in the price).       

PS: More photos available on request!