A SHINSHINTO INABA JUKAKU WAKIZASHI

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A SHINSHINTO INABA JUKAKU WAKIZASHI
DATED BUNKA GANNEN (1804), SIGNED MINRYUSHI TOSHIZANE

Sugata: with shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki; nagasa: 1 shaku, 1 sun, 4 bu (34.4 cm.); sori: koshi-zori of 0.5 cm.; fumbari: 0.5 cm. Jihada: fine-grain itame. Hamon: medium suguba in nie and nioi. Boshi: chu-maru. Nakago keitai: tapering, ubu and with a dry, brown patina; yasurime: kesho; nakagojiri: kengyo; mekugi-ana: one; mei, katana-mei: Minryushi Toshizane; jidai: Bunka gannen ni-gatsu hi (2nd month of Bunka 1 [1804]).

Koshirae: wood saya and tsuka carved in high relief with dragons; wood tsuba (breaks and missing pieces)---length 22 inches (55.7 cm.) Storage bag.

Accompanied by a kanteisho, no. 446, dated Showa 53 (1978), issued by Suiken Fukunaga; a Futsu kicho ninteisho, no. 5505083, dated Showa 55 (1980), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.

Lot Essay

Toshizane, also known as Hamabe Minryushi Toshizane, was first known as Toshikuni; he was a student of Jukaku Toshinori as well as being the master to Kiyomaro and Masao.

Mr. Erickson polished this blade and his kao is pencilled on the ura below the machi.