Antique Japanese Sword Wakizashi attributed to late-gen Kunisuke with NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token Certificate 【Description】 This blade is attributed to Kodai Kunisuke (後代国助). Kodai means late generation. Kunisuke, also known as, Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke(河内守国助), lasted three generations. We presume the attrbution was given to the second-gen Kunisuke, who was active in sword-forging during 1658-1673 (early Edo period). Kunisuke was one of the most well-known swordsmiths in Osaka during the early Edo period. There were three generations of Kunisuke in total. Since the second-gen was active between the first and the third-gen Kunisuke, he was also called Naka Kawachi(中河内). Kawachi is the short term of Kawachi no Kami, the honorable title given to this swordsmith, and Naka means the middle in Japanese. The first-gen Kunisuke was born in Ise province(today’s Mie province) and served Seki Kazumasa, the head of Kameyama castle. However, after the Seki clan was destroyed, he moved to Kyoto. He became an apprentice of Horikawa Kunihiro, one of the most famous swordsmiths during the early Edo period. After Kunihiro deceased, Kunisuke learned the sword-forging technique from Echigo no Kami Kunitomo. Eventually, he moved to Osaka with Izumi no Kami Kunisada to become an independent sword maker in the seventh year of Kaenei(1630). It is said that he played an essential role in making Osaka Shinto movement. the superb craftsmanship of the first-gen was passed down to the second-gen Kunisuke. The blades forged by the second-gen Kunisuke are categorized as Osaka Shinto. Shinto is Japanese Sword terminology that refers to the swords forged during 1596-1781. The blades made in the Osaka area during this period are called Osaka Shinto. There are many famous swordsmiths in this Osaka Shinto era. After Hideyoshi Toyotomi built Osaka castle, Osaka city flourished as a castle town and became the business center. Many swordsmiths moved to Osaka to look for better opportunities. They not only forged swords for those Samurai who lived in Osaka but also for feudal lords nationwide. Ikanshi Tadatsuna(Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna), Inoue Shinkai, and Tsuda Sukehiro are the most famous among many swordsmiths. One of the most notable characteristics of Osaka Shinto is its beauty in Jigane. Jigane is a visible steel surface pattern created by folding and hammering during the forging process), which made it possible by the location of Osaka. Osaka had close access to the Tamahagane(special carbon steel to make Japanese swords) production sites. The swordsmiths residing in Osaka were able to get high-quality carbon steel from these sites. *Please keep in mind that there are tiny black rust spots. If you like to know the detailed condition, please feel free to contact us. 【 Blade】 Cutting Edge Length(Nagasa) : 53.0 cm( 20.8 inches) Curvature(Sori) : 1.5 cm( 0.59 inches) Hamon : The crystalline structure which forms along the cutting edge of a blade as a result of the hardening process Jimon(Jihada) : visible steel surface pattern created by folding and hammering during forging process Kissaki : Kissaki is the tip of the Japanese sword. Nakago : Nakago is the tang of the Japanese sword. Japanese swordsmiths left the black rust on the tang because it prevents red rust while the tang is in its handle. And the discoloration of the tang was created over time, and it is a great indicator for a Japanese sword specialist to estimate when the sword was forged. Habaki : Habaki is the equipment to make the blade not touch its scabbard inside. It prevents the blade from getting rusty and chipped. Authentication Paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate for the blade NBTHK , also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), is one of the oldest Japanese sword appraising organizations in modern-day Japan. They authenticated the blade on December 8th in the 47th year of Showa (1972) They appraised it as Tokubetsu Kic
NihontoWatchBETA無銘 · 元和〜正保 · 長さ 53cm · 反り 1.5cm
新刀 · 摂津
現在73点販売中
大坂新刀は、商都大坂を本拠として江戸前期から中期にかけて興隆した摂津の一門である。その草創は京の堀川一門にあり、堀川国広の門に学んだ和泉守国貞、親国貞こと国貞と河内守国助とが、慶長十九年に師の没した後そろって大坂へ下り、この地に鍛刀の家を興した。国助は伝に伊勢国の出にして石堂の流れを汲み、堀川より受け継いだ枯れた肌合とともに、古備前を慕う石堂の丁子をこの地にもたらした。そこへ大和文殊系の包保・包道に承けた越後守包貞が摂州に居を構え、肥後菊池より出て井上真改の門を叩いた貞則のごとき遊歴の工も加わって、堀川と石堂と文殊の脈が大坂の地で一つの作域に結ばれていった。やがて親国貞の子真改、津田越前守助広、一竿子忠綱らがあらわれ、寛文・延宝・元禄の頃にこの一門は最も華やぐ。 一門の作風は、まず明るく冴える大坂鍛えに標識を持つ。鍛えはよくつんだ無地風の小板目で、地沸が微塵に厚くつき、地景が細かにさかんに入り、鉄色は明るく潤う。その地の上に、刃区を直ぐに焼き出し、その上から己の刃文を起こすのが一門に通じる約束で、収集家のいう大坂焼出しである。匂口は終始深く明るく冴え、刃縁は締まる。この共通の文法の上に、各工はおのおのの差を置く。井上真改は華やかな乱れを焼かず、よくつんだ精美な地に浅いのたれを帯びた沸深き直刃を本領とし、相州の郷義弘への意図的な写しにその沸の妙味を尽くして、大坂正宗と称された。津田助広は波濤のごとくうねる濤瀾刃を創始し、真改の小沸の直刃と並んで両大関と仰がれる。一竿子忠綱は揃った長足の丁子に簾刃の濤瀾を交え、何にもまして真の倶利迦羅や鯉の滝上りを刻んだ一竿子彫をもって分かたれる。河内守国助の家は丁子の旗頭で、二代中河内は握り拳の頭を戴く拳形丁子を創始して新刀一文字と賞され、その弟肥後守国康や四男国輝もこの石堂の丁子と津田風の濤瀾を担った。越後守包貞は助広に倣う濤瀾に片山乱れと文珠の砂流しを通わせ、貞則は師真改の沸深き直刃をよく継いだ。共通するのは明るい匂口と直ぐの焼出し、異なるのは真改の沈める沸、助広の濤瀾、国助一門の丁子という、地の上に置かれた手の差である。 収集家が大坂新刀を求める理由は、鑑定の勘所が明快で、主要工の格が高いことにある。明るく冴える大坂鍛えと、刃を起こす直ぐの焼出しという二つの見どころは、地と刃のいずれにも紛れなく現れて工と作域を定める手懸りとなり、真改の沸深き郷写し、忠綱の一竿子彫、中河内の拳形丁子といった各工独自の標識が、そこに重なって名を分かつ。一門の作はおおむね在銘年紀で、銘そのものが時の標識となるため、由緒の確かさをもって賞翫される。真改や助広や忠綱の最上手は市に現れることが稀で、現れれば一頭地を抜く出来事となるが、包貞・国助・国康・国輝のごとき名手の在銘作は、辛抱をもって相応に相見え、大坂新刀へ分け入る手近な入口を提供する。来歴の知られる作は谷干城や山内家、皇室の蔵を経て近代に伝わり、美術刀剣としての魅力は、真改の沸と助広の濤瀾が後世の刀鍛冶に及ぼした影響とともに、商都大坂が新刀期に成し遂げた一個の到達を今に伝える。
本作はNBTHKの旧鑑定書（貴重・特別貴重）を有しますが、これらは現在発行されておらず、信頼性に欠けるとされています。極めを確認するには、公的な鑑定機関（NBTHK・NTHKなど）への再提出による現代の鑑定をご検討いただけます。
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
Antique Japanese Sword Wakizashi attributed to late-gen Kunisuke with NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token Certificate 【Description】 This blade is attributed to Kodai Kunisuke (後代国助). Kodai means late generation. Kunisuke, also known as, Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke(河内守国助), lasted three generations. We presume the attrbution was given to the second-gen Kunisuke, who was active in sword-forging during 1658-1673 (early Edo period). Kunisuke was one of the most well-known swordsmiths in Osaka during the early Edo period. There were three generations of Kunisuke in total. Since the second-gen was active between the first and the third-gen Kunisuke, he was also called Naka Kawachi(中河内). Kawachi is the short term of Kawachi no Kami, the honorable title given to this swordsmith, and Naka means the middle in Japanese. The first-gen Kunisuke was born in Ise province(today’s Mie province) and served Seki Kazumasa, the head of Kameyama castle. However, after the Seki clan was destroyed, he moved to Kyoto. He became an apprentice of Horikawa Kunihiro, one of the most famous swordsmiths during the early Edo period. After Kunihiro deceased, Kunisuke learned the sword-forging technique from Echigo no Kami Kunitomo. Eventually, he moved to Osaka with Izumi no Kami Kunisada to become an independent sword maker in the seventh year of Kaenei(1630). It is said that he played an essential role in making Osaka Shinto movement. the superb craftsmanship of the first-gen was passed down to the second-gen Kunisuke. The blades forged by the second-gen Kunisuke are categorized as Osaka Shinto. Shinto is Japanese Sword terminology that refers to the swords forged during 1596-1781. The blades made in the Osaka area during this period are called Osaka Shinto. There are many famous swordsmiths in this Osaka Shinto era. After Hideyoshi Toyotomi built Osaka castle, Osaka city flourished as a castle town and became the business center. Many swordsmiths moved to Osaka to look for better opportunities. They not only forged swords for those Samurai who lived in Osaka but also for feudal lords nationwide. Ikanshi Tadatsuna(Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna), Inoue Shinkai, and Tsuda Sukehiro are the most famous among many swordsmiths. One of the most notable characteristics of Osaka Shinto is its beauty in Jigane. Jigane is a visible steel surface pattern created by folding and hammering during the forging process), which made it possible by the location of Osaka. Osaka had close access to the Tamahagane(special carbon steel to make Japanese swords) production sites. The swordsmiths residing in Osaka were able to get high-quality carbon steel from these sites. *Please keep in mind that there are tiny black rust spots. If you like to know the detailed condition, please feel free to contact us. 【 Blade】 Cutting Edge Length(Nagasa) : 53.0 cm( 20.8 inches) Curvature(Sori) : 1.5 cm( 0.59 inches) Hamon : The crystalline structure which forms along the cutting edge of a blade as a result of the hardening process Jimon(Jihada) : visible steel surface pattern created by folding and hammering during forging process Kissaki : Kissaki is the tip of the Japanese sword. Nakago : Nakago is the tang of the Japanese sword. Japanese swordsmiths left the black rust on the tang because it prevents red rust while the tang is in its handle. And the discoloration of the tang was created over time, and it is a great indicator for a Japanese sword specialist to estimate when the sword was forged. Habaki : Habaki is the equipment to make the blade not touch its scabbard inside. It prevents the blade from getting rusty and chipped. Authentication Paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate for the blade NBTHK , also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), is one of the oldest Japanese sword appraising organizations in modern-day Japan. They authenticated the blade on December 8th in the 47th year of Showa (1972) They appraised it as Tokubetsu Kic
NihontoWatchBETA無銘 · 元和〜正保 · 長さ 53cm · 反り 1.5cm
新刀 · 摂津
現在73点販売中
大坂新刀は、商都大坂を本拠として江戸前期から中期にかけて興隆した摂津の一門である。その草創は京の堀川一門にあり、堀川国広の門に学んだ和泉守国貞、親国貞こと国貞と河内守国助とが、慶長十九年に師の没した後そろって大坂へ下り、この地に鍛刀の家を興した。国助は伝に伊勢国の出にして石堂の流れを汲み、堀川より受け継いだ枯れた肌合とともに、古備前を慕う石堂の丁子をこの地にもたらした。そこへ大和文殊系の包保・包道に承けた越後守包貞が摂州に居を構え、肥後菊池より出て井上真改の門を叩いた貞則のごとき遊歴の工も加わって、堀川と石堂と文殊の脈が大坂の地で一つの作域に結ばれていった。やがて親国貞の子真改、津田越前守助広、一竿子忠綱らがあらわれ、寛文・延宝・元禄の頃にこの一門は最も華やぐ。 一門の作風は、まず明るく冴える大坂鍛えに標識を持つ。鍛えはよくつんだ無地風の小板目で、地沸が微塵に厚くつき、地景が細かにさかんに入り、鉄色は明るく潤う。その地の上に、刃区を直ぐに焼き出し、その上から己の刃文を起こすのが一門に通じる約束で、収集家のいう大坂焼出しである。匂口は終始深く明るく冴え、刃縁は締まる。この共通の文法の上に、各工はおのおのの差を置く。井上真改は華やかな乱れを焼かず、よくつんだ精美な地に浅いのたれを帯びた沸深き直刃を本領とし、相州の郷義弘への意図的な写しにその沸の妙味を尽くして、大坂正宗と称された。津田助広は波濤のごとくうねる濤瀾刃を創始し、真改の小沸の直刃と並んで両大関と仰がれる。一竿子忠綱は揃った長足の丁子に簾刃の濤瀾を交え、何にもまして真の倶利迦羅や鯉の滝上りを刻んだ一竿子彫をもって分かたれる。河内守国助の家は丁子の旗頭で、二代中河内は握り拳の頭を戴く拳形丁子を創始して新刀一文字と賞され、その弟肥後守国康や四男国輝もこの石堂の丁子と津田風の濤瀾を担った。越後守包貞は助広に倣う濤瀾に片山乱れと文珠の砂流しを通わせ、貞則は師真改の沸深き直刃をよく継いだ。共通するのは明るい匂口と直ぐの焼出し、異なるのは真改の沈める沸、助広の濤瀾、国助一門の丁子という、地の上に置かれた手の差である。 収集家が大坂新刀を求める理由は、鑑定の勘所が明快で、主要工の格が高いことにある。明るく冴える大坂鍛えと、刃を起こす直ぐの焼出しという二つの見どころは、地と刃のいずれにも紛れなく現れて工と作域を定める手懸りとなり、真改の沸深き郷写し、忠綱の一竿子彫、中河内の拳形丁子といった各工独自の標識が、そこに重なって名を分かつ。一門の作はおおむね在銘年紀で、銘そのものが時の標識となるため、由緒の確かさをもって賞翫される。真改や助広や忠綱の最上手は市に現れることが稀で、現れれば一頭地を抜く出来事となるが、包貞・国助・国康・国輝のごとき名手の在銘作は、辛抱をもって相応に相見え、大坂新刀へ分け入る手近な入口を提供する。来歴の知られる作は谷干城や山内家、皇室の蔵を経て近代に伝わり、美術刀剣としての魅力は、真改の沸と助広の濤瀾が後世の刀鍛冶に及ぼした影響とともに、商都大坂が新刀期に成し遂げた一個の到達を今に伝える。
本作はNBTHKの旧鑑定書（貴重・特別貴重）を有しますが、これらは現在発行されておらず、信頼性に欠けるとされています。極めを確認するには、公的な鑑定機関（NBTHK・NTHKなど）への再提出による現代の鑑定をご検討いただけます。
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
