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AN OSAKA KATANA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1660), SIGNED KAWACHI [NO] KAMI KUNISUKE
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 5 bu (65.2cm.); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.2cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): dense small wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): large clove patterns (o-choji) springing from yakidashi on both sides and developing in width approaching the monouchi where the tempering pattern displays vigorous inazuma and 'swept sands' (sunagashi) in expansive nie and o-nie.
Point (boshi): hakikake with long turn-back.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): regular and slightly shortened (suriage); file marks (yasurime): o-sujikai; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari and rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): two; signature (katanamei): Kawachi [no] Kami Kunisuke.
Shirasaya.
Sendai-mounted koshirae comprising: a vermillion lacquered saya with diagonally applied black lacquer at the end, applied with an iron omeshi kojiri decorated with silver and gilt paulownia and foliage; a tsuka mounted with a pair of shakudo Goto style menuki formed as shishi and an iron fuchi-kashira similarly decorated with paulownia and foliage; an iron Shoami school tsuba decorated in silver and gold nunome with cherry blossoms and wheels, the ryo-hitsu shaped as Genji chapter crests.-- Length of koshirae 100.3cm.; length of tsuka 23.1cm.; tsuba height 8.6cm., width 9.1cm., thickness 6mm.
Brocade and silk storage bags.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5504859, dated Showa 55 (1980).
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1660), SIGNED KAWACHI [NO] KAMI KUNISUKE
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 5 bu (65.2cm.); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.2cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): dense small wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): large clove patterns (o-choji) springing from yakidashi on both sides and developing in width approaching the monouchi where the tempering pattern displays vigorous inazuma and 'swept sands' (sunagashi) in expansive nie and o-nie.
Point (boshi): hakikake with long turn-back.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): regular and slightly shortened (suriage); file marks (yasurime): o-sujikai; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari and rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): two; signature (katanamei): Kawachi [no] Kami Kunisuke.
Shirasaya.
Sendai-mounted koshirae comprising: a vermillion lacquered saya with diagonally applied black lacquer at the end, applied with an iron omeshi kojiri decorated with silver and gilt paulownia and foliage; a tsuka mounted with a pair of shakudo Goto style menuki formed as shishi and an iron fuchi-kashira similarly decorated with paulownia and foliage; an iron Shoami school tsuba decorated in silver and gold nunome with cherry blossoms and wheels, the ryo-hitsu shaped as Genji chapter crests.-- Length of koshirae 100.3cm.; length of tsuka 23.1cm.; tsuba height 8.6cm., width 9.1cm., thickness 6mm.
Brocade and silk storage bags.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5504859, dated Showa 55 (1980).