葵紋 康継於越前作 精良な地鉄に足葉頻りに入り沸匂深く匂口明るく冴える傑作 一尺七寸三分Aoimon Yasutsugu Echizen-saku There are many Ashi and You with clear Jigane, Deep Nie-NIoi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear, A masterpiece 52.3cm
小杢目肌つみ、板目に杢目肌交じり、地沸微塵に厚くつき、地景細かく頻りに入り、鉄明るく冴える。Small-Mokumehada-tsumi, Mixed Itamehada and Mokumehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered finely frequently, Iron is clear and bright.
刃文Hamon
のたれて、焼き深く、互の目交じり、二十刃掛り、足・葉太くよく入り、小沸深くよくつき、金筋・沸筋・砂流し掛り、匂深く、匂口明るく冴える。Notarete, Deep Yaki, Mixed Gunome, Nijuba-kakari, There are Ashi and You frequently and thickly, Deep Small-Nie entered, Kinsuji, Niesuji and Sunagashi-kakari, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
帽子Boushi
直ぐに小丸。Suguni-Komaru
茎Nakago
生ぶ、先入山形、鑢目筋交、目釘孔二。Ubu, Sakiiriyamagata, Yasurimesujikai, Mekugiana are two(2)
ハバキHabaki
金色絵一重。Single Kiniroe
説明Drscription
越前康継は、徳川将軍家及び越前松平家に抱えられた刀工で、通称葵下坂と呼ばれ、初二代ともに新刀最上作に列する。古上作の写しを得意とし、大名家伝来の正宗、貞宗、信国には康継の作と思われるものが多くあるという。初代康継は、近江国坂田郡下坂郷の出身で、美濃赤坂千手院広長の子と伝え、名を下坂市左衛門と称し、文禄年間に肥後大掾を受領、慶長六年（１６０１年）に越前入りした結城秀康より四十石の扶持を受けた。初期は越前下坂と銘し、慶長十一年頃に徳川家康及び秀忠により召し出され、鍛刀した際にその技量を認められ、家康の康の一字と葵紋を切ることを許され康継と改め、将軍家御用鍛治となり五十人扶を受ける。以後二代までは、隔年江戸と越前にて打つという。越前三代康継は、名を四郎右衛門といい、初代康継の三男、二代の弟で。二代の嫡子右馬助との間に相続争いが起こり、江戸を右馬助が、四郎右衛門が越前を相続することで決着し、以後下坂家は江戸と越前に分かれて作刀している。
この刀は、反りやや浅い寛文頃の姿で、地沸微塵に厚くつき、地景細かく入る精良な地鉄に、足・葉太く頻りに入る沸匂深い覇気のある刃を焼き、金筋・沸筋掛り、匂口明るく冴える傑作である。Yasutsugu Echizen is a swordsmith held by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Echizen Matsudaira family.
Known as Aoi Shimosaka, both the first and second generations are listed in Shinto's best work.He specializes in copying old Jousaku, and many of the Masamune, Sadamune, and Nobukuni, which were introduced by the daimyo family, are believed to have been made by Yasutsugu.
The first Yasutsugu was born in Shimosakagou, Sakata-gun, Ouminokuni, and was said to be a child of Mino Akasaka Senjuin Hitonaga, and his name was Shimosaka Ichizaemon.
He received Higo Daijou during the Bunroku era and received the possession of 40 stones from Yuki Hideyasu, who entered Echizen in the 6th year of Keicho (1601).Initially named Echizen Shimosaka, it was called by Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hidetada around the 11th year of Keicho.
He was recognized for his skill when he forged a sword, and was allowed to cut Ieyasu's character and "Aoimon".He becomes a blacksmith for the shogunate and he receives fifty men.After that, until the second generation, it is said that he will hit in Edo and Echizen every other year.
Yasutsugu, the third generation of Edo, was the legitimate son of Yasutsugu, the second generation, and his name was Umanosuke.
When he was 17 years old, his father died, and an inheritance dispute arose between him and Shirou-Uemon, the third son of the first Yasutsugu, but Umasuke inherited Edo and his uncle Shirou-Uemon inherited Echizen. After the matter was settled, the Shimosaka family has been making swords in Edo and Echizen. This sword is from the Kanbun period, with a slightly shallow Sori. Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered finely with Clear Jigane, There are thick Ashi and You and Deep Nie-Nioi , The blade full of ambition, Kinsuji and Niesuji-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear, A masterpiece.
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