説明

Modern sword Aokage Kazumune with Koshirae. 和宗は、新作名刀展に多数の入選歴を持つ実力派刀匠です。本作は居合用の特注刀と思われ、よく詰んだ小板目肌に見事な逆さ互の目を焼いた優品です。抜身重量わずか825gと驚くほど軽量で、バランス・樋鳴りともに抜群。柄は黒牛革で巻き替え済み。江戸時代の上質な金具を備え、刀身・拵ともに状態良好で、すぐに居合でお使いいただけます Kazumune is a highly skilled swordsmith with numerous selections at the Shinsaku Meito Exhibition. This sword appears to have been custom-made for Iaido, featuring a tightly forged ko-itame hada and a magnificent reverse gunome hamon. Weighing an astonishingly light 825g without fittings, it offers exceptional balance and excellent hi-nari (groove sound). The tsuka has been rewrapped in black cowhide leather, and the koshirae features high-quality Edo-period fittings. Both the blade and koshirae are in excellent condition, making this sword ready for immediate use in Iaido. 「体配 sugata」鎬造り庵棟。身幅重尋常、反り頃合いで鳥居反り、鋒は中切先と成る。茎は生で筋違い鑢がかかる。茎尻は栗尻。 Shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune. Standard mihaba and kasane, with moderate torii-zori and a chu-kissaki. The nakago is ubu with sujikai yasurime, ending in a kurijiri. 「彫物 carving」彫り物は片チリの棒樋が目釘穴まで掻き流しと成る。 The horimono consists of a kata-chiri bo-hi extending down to the mekugi-ana in kaki-nagashi style. 「地鉄 jigane」地鉄は小板目が良く詰み、白気映りが立ち地沸付く。 The jigane is a tightly forged ko-itame hada with shirake-utsuri and ji-nie. 「刃紋 hamon」刃文は逆さ互の目、飛び焼きを見せ、匂口明るく、刃中は葉入り金筋が働く。釯子は乱れ込み小丸に返る。 The hamon is reverse gunome with tobiyaki and a bright nioiguchi. Ha and kinsuji are active within the hamon. The boshi is midare-komi, turning back in ko-maru. 「特徴 detailed」和宗刀匠(本名・岡本克博)は、岐阜県加茂郡在住の刀匠で、新作名刀展に多数の入選歴を持つ実力派です。なお、同刀匠の作品は、なぜか新規登録が愛知県となっているものが多く見られます。和宗刀匠の回想録によると、小学3年生の時に虫垂炎で入院し、入院先の病院長の次男に誘われてその自宅を探検した際、見つけた軍刀で裏山の竹を斬ったことが、日本刀に興味を持つきっかけになったそうです。その後、日本刀の美しさに魅了され、刀鍛冶の道へ進んだと語っています。本作は、居合用に特注された刀と思われます。よく鍛えられた小板目肌に見事な逆さ互の目を焼いた優品です。抜身重量わずか825gという驚くべき軽さに加え、バランスも抜群で、樋鳴りも心地よく響きます。刀身の状態も良好です。拵は、柄を黒の牛表革で巻き替え済み。縁頭と鍔には江戸時代の金具を使用しており、特に頭は北斗七星を金銀象嵌で表した見事な逸品です。拵全体の保存状態も良好です。これほど軽量でバランスに優れた居合用真剣は非常に希少です。趣のある上質な拵も魅力で、ご購入後すぐに居合でお使いいただける、おすすめの一振りです。 Kazumune (real name: Katsuhiro Okamoto) is a skilled swordsmith based in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, with numerous selections at the Shinsaku Meito Exhibition. Interestingly, many of his swords were originally registered in Aichi Prefecture. According to his memoirs, his interest in Japanese swords began in the third grade, when he was hospitalized for appendicitis. While exploring the home of the hospital director with the director’s second son, he discovered a military sword and used it to cut bamboo on a nearby hillside. Fascinated by the beauty of Japanese swords, he later decided to become a swordsmith. This sword appears to have been custom-made for Iaido. It features a beautifully forged ko-itame hada and an impressive reverse gunome hamon. Weighing an astonishingly light 825g without fittings, it offers exceptional balance and produces a pleasant hi-nari (groove sound) when swung. The blade is also in excellent condition. The koshirae features a newly rewrapped tsuka in black cowhide leather. The fuchi, kashira, and tsuba are Edo-period fittings. Particularly noteworthy is the magnificent kashira, decorated with the Big Dipper (seven stars) in gold and silver inlay. The entire koshirae is also in excellent condition. A genuine Japanese sword this lightweight and well-balanced is exceptionally rare. Combined with its elegant, high-quality koshirae, this is an outstanding sword for Iaido. It is ready for immediate use upon purchase and is highly recommended. 「拵 koshirae」ハバキ:銀無垢一重の庄内鎺。鍔 :鉄地角丸形笹の図。縁頭 :鉄地の縁頭。縁には漢字が入り、頭は北斗七星が金と銀にて象嵌される。目貫 :金地龍の図。柄 :鮫革は黒染で親粒が付き巻鮫。柄糸は牛表革の片捻り片撮み巻。鞘 :貝散し鞘に黒漆を薄く塗っています。「刀身の状態 condition of blade」研:良好です。傷: 欠点になるような傷はありません。