NihontoWatchMoodern sword Seki ju Kanetoki(2nd generation) with Koshirae. 関住兼時(二代)は、父の初代兼時(のちの兼道)に師事し、全日本刀匠会理事も務めた関の刀匠です。 本作は居合用に製作された一振りで、板目肌に互の目を焼いています。軽量でバランスが良く、刀身・拵ともに状態良好。 柄は新品の黒牛スエードで巻き替えており、すぐに居合でお使いいただけます。 Kanetoki II of Seki was a swordsmith who studied under his father, Kanetoki I (later known as Kanemichi), and also served as a director of the All Japan Swordsmith Association. This sword was made for iaido, featuring an itame hada with a gunome hamon. It is lightweight, well balanced, and both the blade and koshirae are in good condition. The tsuka has been newly rewrapped in black cow suede and is ready for immediate use in iaido. 「刀姿 sword figure」 鎬造り庵棟、身幅重共尋常、鳥居反り中鋒が延びる。茎は生で鑢目は鷹の羽、茎尻は栗尻。 Shinogi-zukuri with an iori-mune. The blade has standard width and thickness, with a torii-zori curvature and a slightly extended chū-kissaki. The nakago is ubu, with taka-no-ha yasurime (hawk-feather file marks), and a kuri-jiri nakago-jiri. 「彫り物 carving」 彫り物は片チリの棒樋が鎺元で丸留となる。 The horimono consists of a single-chiri bōhi, ending in a marudome at the base of the habaki. 「地鉄 jigane」 地鉄は板目肌に杢目が交じり、地沸付き、鉄色冴える。 The jihada is itame mixed with mokume, with ji-nie, and the steel has a clear, bright appearance. 「刃紋 hamon」 刃紋は互の目、刃緑沸が付き砂流しかかり足入る。帽子は乱れ込み先尖り、小丸に返る。 The hamon is gunome, with nie along the habuchi, sunagashi, and ashi. The bōshi is midare-komi, with a pointed tip and a small maru return. 「特徴 detailed」 関住兼時(二代)、本名・小島寛二。大正14年(1925年)9月2日、岐阜県関市長住に生まれる。 父・小島時二郎(初代兼時、のちの兼道)に師事し、さらに渡辺兼永の日本刀鍛錬塾でも学びました。昭和32年(1957年)2月9日、文化庁より作刀認可を受け、その後は全日本刀匠会理事を務めました。奨励賞、努力賞2回、入選21回を受賞するなど、現代を代表する関の刀匠の一人として知られています。 ご子息は小島邦夫(二代兼道)氏で、現在はお孫様が三代兼時を名乗っています。 本作は居合用に製作された一振りで、よく鍛えられた板目肌に互の目を焼いています。軽量で手持ちのバランスにも優れ、扱いやすい刀です。 刀身は古研ぎのため多少の曇りがありますが、錆はなく、地刃もよく確認できます。また、鍛え傷など欠点となるような目立つ傷もありません。 拵は、柄を新品の黒牛スエードで巻き替えています。鞘にも割れや目立つ塗装の剥がれはなく、全体的に概ね良好な状態です。 ご購入後、すぐに居合でお使いいただけます。 Kanetoki II of Seki, whose real name was Kojima Kanji, was born on September 2, 1925, in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. He studied swordsmithing under his father, Kojima Tokijiro (Kanetoki I, later known as Kanemichi), and also trained at Watanabe Kanenaga’s Japanese sword forging school. On February 9, 1957, he received official authorization to make Japanese swords from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. He later served as a director of the All Japan Swordsmith Association and received numerous honors, including an Encouragement Award, two Effort Awards, and 21 selections in sword exhibitions, establishing him as one of the notable modern swordsmiths of Seki. His son, Kojima Kunio, succeeded as Kanemichi II, and his grandson currently carries on the name Kanetoki III. This sword was made specifically for iaido. The blade features a well-forged itame hada with a gunome hamon. It is lightweight, well balanced in the hand, and easy to handle. The blade is in an older polish and shows some slight cloudiness, but there is no rust, and the jihada and hamon remain clearly visible. There are also no significant flaws such as forging defects. The koshirae is in generally good condition. The tsuka has been newly rewrapped in black cow suede, and the saya has no cracks or noticeable loss of lacquer. This sword is ready for immediate use in iaido after purchase. 「拵 Koshirae」 ハバキ(habaki) :銀無垢一重の腰祐乗。 鍔(tsuba) :鉄地雁金の図。 縁頭(futikasira):鉄地羊歯の図銀象嵌。 目貫(menuki) :鳳凰の図。 柄(tsuka) :鮫は親粒が付く。柄巻は牛スエード黒の諸捻り巻(新品)。 鞘(saya) :黒呂。 「刀剣の状態 condition of blade」 研:古研ぎのため曇っていますが錆は無く、概ね良好です。 傷:欠点に成るような傷は有りません。
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
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Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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