剣 粟田口 鎌倉前期 国吉 気品ある剣の姿に食い違い二十刃金筋掛り地刃冴える格調高い名剣 七寸二分
Tokubetsuhozon Token

Awataguchi Ken

No.044325

Ken Awataguchi Early Kamakura period Kuniyoshi graceful figure of a sword, Kuichigai, Nijuba, Kinsuji-kakari, Jiba is clear, A magnificent sword 21.8cm

¥2,600,000（tax included）
Kiwame
Awataguchi
Registration
Miyazaki 4/26/51(Showa)
Period
Mid-Kamakura period, around Bunei era
Size

Hachou 21.8cm　(七寸二分)　Sori なし　Moto-Haba 2.0cm　Moto-Kasane 0.63cm　Nakago-Chou 9.5cm　Weight 125

Country
Yamashiro
Shape
Ryo-Shinogi-dukuri(double ridges), Mihaba and Sunpo Koroai(just the right size), An elegant appearance Sakiharazu.
Kitae
Small-Itamehada-tsumi, Small-Mokumehada, Mixed Mokume, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered finely, Iron is clear.
Hamon
Suguha-style, Shallow Notare, Mixed small-Midare, Hotsure, Kuichigai, Nijuba-kakari, Small-Ashi entered, Small-Nie entered deeply well, Kinsuji and Sunagashi-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Yakitsumetekomaru from both sides.
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurimekattesagari, Mekugiana is one(1)
Habaki
Single Kinkise.
Drscription
The Awataguchi blacksmith was founded by Kuniyori's son Kuni, and his sons were six brothers: Kunitomo, Hisakuni, Kuniyasu, Kunikiyo, Arikuni, and Kunitsuna. Kuniyoshi and Kunimitsu, his grandsons, and Toshiro Yoshimitsu, who is said to be Kuniyoshi's son, produced master craftsmen from the early to the middle Kamakura period. Among Yamashiro blacksmiths, it has an established reputation for its forging and good smell, and is of high quality and excellent in skill. Hisakuni is the fourth of the Awataguchi Six Brothers, whose name is Shirobei, and is designated as an important cultural property, Juyo-Bijutsuhin. There are a relatively large number of surviving examples of swords in Kuniyoshi, and the annals of the period from the Kocho to the Koan period.
This sword has just the right size and Mihaba, and is elegant without being overhanging, Small-Itamehada, Mokumehada-tsumi, Jinie entered fine and thick, The blade is bright and clear, with fine chikei, so-called Nashijihada with clear beautiful Jigane. Suguha-style, Notare, Hotsure, Kuichigai, Nijuba-kakari, Small-Ashi entered well, Small-Nie entered deeply, Kinsuji and Sunagashi-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear. The fine, shiny Nie called Awataguchi-Nie shines brightly, The blade is magnificent with its Kinsuji and Nijuba, which show the distinctive features of Kuniyoshi, making this a dignified sword.
粟田口 剣 特別保存刀剣