| Item No. KA-0728 藤原国倫作 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made by Fujiwara Kunitomo Back: 慶應二年八月（以下切） |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Hirosaki, Mutsu Province |
| Era | Bakumatsu Period（Keio Era） |
Size
| Length |
67 cm 26.38 in
|
| Sori (curvature) |
1.3 cm 0.51 in
|
| Motohaba |
3.01 cm 1.19 in
|
| Sakihaba |
2.06 cm 0.81 in
|
| Munekasane |
0.78 cm 0.31 in
|
NBTHK Certification
| Status | Hozon Tōken |
| Certification Date | March 10, 2023 |
Provincial Registration
| Registration Authority | Hokkaido Prefecture |
| Registration Date | December 05, 2023 |
Item Details
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Thick Suguha |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Suriage (4.4cm), Sujikai file pattern |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 2 |
| Habaki | Copper Habaki |
Saya / Mountings
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Handachi style Koshirae with a black lacquer Isokusa pattern Saya |
| Koshirae Length |
99 cm
38.98 in
|
| Tsuka Length |
23.2 cm
9.13 in
|
| Tsuba | Round pattern Sukashi |
| Menuki | War Horse |
| Fuchigashira | Nanako pattern with gold rim |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped blue-green silk Tsumami-maki style Tsuka |
| Price | Sold |
Other Info
| Kunitomo [国倫] was a swordsmith in Hirosaki, Mutsu Province, during the late Edo period. The two swordsmiths may have been related by the fact that the character "Tomo [倫]" is a common character in the name of the Suishinshi school " Ki Tomoyoshi from Hirosaki [弘前住紀倫賀]" from around the Keio period. The Hirosaki Domain, where the sword was made, governed the Tsugaru region of Mutsu Province, which is now the western part of Aomori Prefecture. During the late Edo period, the domain was tasked with guarding Ezo, and during the Boshin War, it joined the Oshu-Uetsu Reppan Dōmei (the Alliance of Feudal Lords), but withdrew and joined the new government forces. As a result, it suffered successive defeats against the Shonai and Morioka domains, but after the war it received an additional 10,000 koku. This sword was made during the turbulent period of Hirosaki in the year 1867, and was registered in Hokkaido. It was suriage, shortened by about 1sun 4bu (4.2 cm) to improve its operability. The forging is dense koitame grain, and the hamon pattern is a suguha resemble a Hizen sword. It comes with a Handachi style Koshirae with a black lacquer Isokusa pattern Saya. It has passed the Hozon Token shinsa in 2023. |
