| Item No. WA-0781 万歳綱俊造 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made y Banzai Tsunatoshi Back: 文政五年五月日 |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
Size
| Length |
38.2 cm 15.04 in
|
| Sori (curvature) |
0.8 cm 0.31 in
|
| Motohaba |
2.62 cm 1.03 in
|
| Sakihaba |
1.95 cm 0.77 in
|
| Munekasane |
0.55 cm 0.22 in
|
NBTHK Certification
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken |
| Certification Date | August 17, 2005 |
Provincial Registration
| Registration Authority | Nagano Prefecture |
| Registration Date | May 26, 1952 |
Item Details
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Toran with Tama-yaki |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai with Kesho file pattern and an Iriyama end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper habaki |
Saya / Mountings
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi style koshirae with a dark brown isokusa-nuri pattern kizami saya |
| Koshirae Length |
58.5 cm
23.03 in
|
| Tsuka Length |
14.4 cm
5.67 in
|
| Tsuba | Bamboo Grass and a Crab |
| Menuki | Tiger |
| Fuchigashira | Fuchi: Algae in Running Water, Kashira: Aoi in Running Water and Iris in Running Water |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped golden yellow silk hineri-maki style tsuka |
| Price | 650,000 JPY Buy Now |
Other Info
| Chounsai Tsunatoshi (1st generation) [長雲斎綱俊 初代]was born in Yonezawa, Dewa Province, in 1798. He was the son of Kato Kunihide [加藤国秀] and the younger brother of Kato Tsunahide [加藤綱英]. Together with his elder brother Tsunahide, he was a swordsmith for the Uesugi family of Yonezawa Domain. He started forging swords at Uesugi's Edo residence in 1823. His style was mainly Bizen tradition, and he excelled in choji and gunome hamon with nioi-deki, and produced beautiful jigane with dense small itame grain. This wakizashi is a Toran-ha blade made by Tsunatoshi at the age of 24, when he was in his prime and full of enthusiasm. It has tama-yaki on both sides as if to show off his skill. It passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in 2005. It comes with a high-quality wakizashi koshirae with a dark brown isokusa-nuri kizami scabbard. |
