NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTokumune was born in Kansei 7 in Yatsu Village, Ibaraki District, Hitachi Province, went to the Mito castle town to apprentice under the first generation Tokurin, and became a Mito clan smith in Tenpo 12 when he was employed by Rekko. He raised many disciples and is praised as the founder of the Shinshinto Mito smiths, and the first generation Katsumura Tokukatsu was also among his pupils. He passed away at the age of 77 on May 5, Meiji 6. He signed his mei as "Tokumune," "Hitachi no Kuni Mito-ju Tokumune," "Suifu-ju Kannai Tokumune," and so on. *What is a Kankyuto (Bashin)? The Kankyuto is a type of horse tack, also called a Bashin. The original way of using it was that when a horse was run for a long time on a battlefield or hunting ground, the horse's legs would become congested with blood, so the Bashin was used to wound the legs and temporarily encourage bleeding to maintain the horse's condition. This was the original purpose of the Bashin, but it gradually became a formality and turned into a decorative fitting for sword koshirae. Also, while it is said that they were used as tosogu like the kozuka and kogai, unlike the kozuka which is divided into the kozuka and kogatana, the Kankyuto is integrally molded with the blade and handle (tomoe), and has the characteristic of being double-edged. Furthermore, it is said that because of this, they could also be used as an onken or shuriken.
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Norimune
Tenpo (1830-1844)
Hitachi
Signed
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