AS20169 Wakizashiin : Kunimasa(Horikawa)

Ordering number: AS20169

Wakizashiin Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokunbetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Kunimasa(Horikawa)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Silver double Habaki.
Blade length : 43.6 cm or 17.1inches.
Sori : 0.8 cm or 0.31 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.16 cm or 12.4 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.57cm or 1.01 inches.
Kasane : 0.55cm or 0.21 inches.
The weight of the sword 450 grams.
Era : Edo period Genna era 1615
Shape : Wide and thick sword with regular Sori and longer Kissaki.
Jigane : Itame-Hada well grained. Jinie attached and Chikei worked.
Hamon : Niedeki, deep Nioi kuchi Gunome-Midare. Soft Ashi, Sunagashi and think Kinsuji worked.
Boshi: Hakikake style round shape Boshi with deep Nie and Kinsuji.

Special feature: Kunimasa is student of Horikawa Kunihiro. He made many
masterpieces and also helped his master to made swords.
His works are very similar to his master’s works, deep
Nioikuchi Gunome-Midare with Sunagashi and Kinsuji.

Koshirae :
Tsuba: Kawari style iron Tsuba, gooses (Karigane pattern) are engraved with openwork.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo plate. Flying bats are engraved with gold color.
Menuki: Shakudo plate. 3 Kiri-mon(Family crest) are engraved with gold color.
From Aoi Bijyutsu: JIgane is haramachi jigane and hamon is typical Kunihiro style gnome
with deep nioikuchi and worked sunagashi, kinsuji in Hamon.
We recommend this nice Wakizashi with nice Koshirae.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.