| Item No. WA-0798 水戸住近知造之 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made by Chikatomo resident of Mito Back: 天保十二年三月日 |
| Shape | Hirazukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Mito, Hitachi Province |
Size
| Length |
33.9 cm 13.35 in
|
| Sori (curvature) |
1 cm 0.39 in
|
| Motohaba |
3.15 cm 1.24 in
|
| Munekasane |
0.74 cm 0.29 in
|
NBTHK Certification
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken |
| Certification Date | February 21, 2025 |
Provincial Registration
| Registration Authority | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Registration Date | August 17, 1956 |
Item Details
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame-masanagare |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Notare with konie and kinsuji |
| Engraving | Omote: Gomabashi, Ura: Koshibi |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu maru long turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai with kesho file pattern and a kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Silver, Mito type habaki |
| Price | 450,000 JPY Buy Now |
Other Info
| This swordsmith, Kikuchi Toyosaburo Chikatomo [菊池豊三郎近知], was born in Mito in 1815. His teacher Kawamura Kanzaburo [川村勘三郎], who called himself Bando Taro Bokuden V [五代坂東太郎卜伝] (a new name for Musashinokami Yoshikado of Seki Zenjoke in Noshu [濃州関善定家武蔵守吉門], who became a Mito clan oficial swordsmith), had no sons, so Chikatomo was adopted and changed his name to Zenjoke Chikanori [善定家近則]. This wakizashi was made in 1841, before he changed his name to Chikanori, when he was 24 years old. Chikachi became a disciple of Taikei Naotane [Taikei Naotane] when he was stationed at Hitachi Sukegawa Castle, and also went to Edo to study under Naotane. Naotane visited three times in 1839, 1851, and 1855, so this sword is thought to have been made under Naotane's first visit. This is a Hirazukuri sunnobi-tanto and a beautiful koitame masa-nagare jigane, and a Notare-hamon with kinsen. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in December 2024. |
