AS25149 Katana :Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25149

Katana in Shirasaya with Navy Gunto Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke
河内守国助

Shinto: Wazamono: Jyo Saku: Settsu.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke.
Habaki: Single silver-foiled habaki.
Blade Length: 69.1 cm (27.20 in).
Curvature: 1.67 cm (0.66 in).
Mekugi Hole: 2.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.02 cm (1.19 in).
Width at Yokote: 2.28 cm (0.90 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.70 cm (0.28 in).
Sword Weight: 720 g.
Era: Edo period, around the Manji era (1658–1661).
Shape: The blade has been machi-okuri by approximately 2 cm (0.79 in). It has moderate curvature and a slightly elongated kissaki.
Jigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada producing a fine and refined steel surface.
Hamon: Suguha from the hamachi, transitioning into gunome-choji. The shinogi-ji shows itame mixed with mokume and masame. Unlike many examples, the masame is not especially prominent.

Features: This generation of Kunisuke is known as Naka-Kawachi, as he falls between the first and third generations. He was particularly skilled at forging choji-ba, earning the nickname “Shinto Ichimonji.” His blades are celebrated for their especially brilliant and flamboyant hamon. He passed away on the 21st day of the 8th month of Genroku 11 (1698).

Koshirae: Imperial Japanese Navy Gunto Mountings.

Historical Background: During the Manji era (1658–1661), Japan was recovering from the Great Fire of Meireki. Major reconstruction projects included the rebuilding of the Honmaru Palace of Edo Castle and the establishment of the Jōbikeshi (permanent firefighting units). During this period, disagreements also arose between the Imperial Court and the Tokugawa Shogunate regarding the selection of era names. In 1659 (Manji 2), the reconstruction of the Honmaru of Edo Castle, destroyed in the previous year’s fire, was completed.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.　（To be issued soon)
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.

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