NihontoWatchTokubetsu Kityotoken Ki Terukuni. Ki Terukuni was a swordsmith who lived in Yoshihara, Arida District, Kii Province (present-day Yoshihara, Yuasa Town, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture), and his real name was Azuma Sukeichi. In the Aridagawa River basin, the "Yuasa-to" was formed centering on Yuasa from around the end of the Heian period, but records indicating sword smithing are scarce, and extant examples are few. The only known swordsmiths are "Ishigaki Terukuni" and "Morikuni," who was discovered in the late Showa period. This work is an excellent piece with a chu-suguha in ko-nie-deki tempered on a well-tightened ko-itame hada, and is a precious blade by Terukuni released by a local collector. Ki Terukuni, whose real name was Azuma Sukeichi, was a swordsmith who lived in Yoshihara, Arida District, Kii Province (present-day Yoshihara, Yuasa Town, Wakayama Prefecture). From around the late Heian period, a powerful warrior group known as the “Yuasa-to” developed around Yuasa in the Aridagawa River region. However, historical records of swordsmiths in this area are scarce, and very few examples of their work survive today. The only known smiths from the region are Ishigaki Terukuni and Morikuni, whose work was discovered in the late Showa period. This is an excellent blade, featuring a tightly forged ko-itame hada and a chu-suguha hamon in ko-nie-deki. Acquired from a local collector, it is a rare and valuable surviving example of Terukuni’s work. 「刀姿 sword figure」 Hira-zukuri, iori-mune, nagasa and kasane are thick, no sori, chu-kissaki. The nakago is ubu with unique kesho-yasurime, and the nakago-jiri is ha-agari kurijiri. 「地鉄 jigane」 The jigane is ko-itame hada that flows with masame and is well-tightened, with ji-nie. 「刃紋 hamon」 The hamon is chu-suguha in ko-nie-deki mixed with ko-gunome, the ha-buchi has ko-nie with sunagashi, the ha-chu has yo and kinsuji works, the boshi enters following the hamon and returns deeply in ko-maru. 「特徴 detailed」 Ki Terukuni. Real name Azuma Sukeichi. A swordsmith said to have lived in Yoshihara, Arida District, Kii Province (present-day Yoshihara, Yuasa Town, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture), his teacher and lineage are not clear. It is said his younger brother Ichizo also called himself "Hidekuni" and served as Terukuni's sakite. Died Meiji 3 January 17. In the Aridagawa River basin, a warrior group called the "Yuasa-to" was formed centering on Yuasa from around the end of the Heian period. Centered on Yuasa Gonto Muneshige, said to be a descendant of Minamoto no Yorimitsu, they boasted great power in Kishu as Kamakura gokenin, and many clans existed such as the Tokuda clan, Itoga clan, Ishigaki clan, Yasuda clan, Atagawa clan, Kaseda clan, Kimoto clan, Mutsutani clan, and Fujinami clan. From the existence of such warrior groups, it is imagined there was a demand for swords and armor, but almost no records remain showing that sword smiths existed in this region. Extant examples of swordsmiths from the Aridagawa River basin are also extremely few; "Ishigaki Terukuni," known to sword lovers in local Yuasa and Minoshima, and "Morikuni," newly discovered in the late Showa period, are the swordsmiths of said region known at present. This work is an excellently made blade, with a well-tightened ko-itame hada forged and a chu-suguha in ko-nie-deki tempered. It is a work by Terukuni released by a local collector, and is a precious blade among the few extant examples. 「拵 koshirae」 Habaki: Su-akagane base, silver-clad single Yujo style. Shirasaya 「刀身の状態 condition of blade」 Togi: There are some hike, but it is generally in good condition. Kizu: There are no kizu that would be considered defects.
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The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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