AS21233-Katana: Kii Kuni Touichi Yasuhiro

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NTHK estimation paper)(Consignment Sale)

Signature: Kii Kuni Touichi Yasuhiro 紀伊国当一康廣

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length: 73.94 cm or 29.11 inches.
Sori: 1.52 cm or0.5984 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi: 3.1cm or 1.22 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.35 cm or 0.925 inches.
Kasane : 0.65 cm or 0.26 inches.
The weight of the sword 830 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanei era. 1624.
Shape: The blade is rather wide and thick with rather deep sori and longer　kissaki which is called Kanei style.
Jigane: Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach and clear Utsuri appear.
Hamon: Konie deki near Nioideki Choji Midare work actively to near Shinogi line. aAshi is　long and soft Yo work.

Special feature: Kii Kuni To Ichi Yasuhiro is Kii’s swordsmith and Ichimonji’s favorite swordsmith.
About 40 years after this swordsmith, Biccyu Kamo Yasuhiro imitates Cyoji Midare and
Kii Kuni Toichi Yasuhiro’s Hamon to produce a similar Hamon. It is believed that Yasuhiro
originally learned from Kii Kuni, who was a master at the time at Kii’s swordsmith, and
Bichu Yasuhiro eventually moved to Settsu.

Koshirae :
Saya :black roiro saya.
Tsuba: On the Shakudo plain Tsuba, engraved wheel shape and open work.
Menuki: Miscanthus is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira: On the Shakudo plain plate, country’s scenery is engraved
with gold color.

From Aoi Art: Kii Kuni Touichi Yasuhiro has a small number of productions
and is rarely seen. However, this swordsmith was a swordsmith who was active in
Kii around Kanei and was said to be a master of copying Ichimonji. He hasn’t
dropped to Kanbun and is in the shape of Kanei. Ichimonji of this work is a work
that reaches Shinogi, and Utsuri appears in Jigane. Probably Yasuhiro in Settsu is
making a blade pattern similar to Yasuhiro in Kii, but Taihai has a lot of Kanbun
shape, and Kii Kuni Touichi Yasuhiro’s sword feels old from there, and Settsu was
made at the stage when it was made in Kii. Kii Kuni Yasuhiro, who emigrated to Settsu, is believed to have learned hard from him. In any case, I highly recommend the gorgeous Kisuyu Ishido Ichimonji copy.

NTHK estimation paper:
Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata.