宗正光 勉合作 無監査 写国吉 新雪 昭和二二十七年一月九日 内反り短刀 精良な地鉄に小足よく入る格調高い直刃傑作 八寸三分
Mukansa

Sou Masamitsu・Sou Tsutomu Tanto

No.986367

Sou Masamitsu Tsutomu Gassaku(Collaboration) Mukansa Kuniyoshi Utsushi(Copy) Shinsetsu January 9th, Syouwa 47th, Uchizori Tanto, Small-Ashi entered frequently with clear good Jigane, A masterpiece of Elegant Suguha, 25.0cm

¥950,000(tax included)
Mei-Omote
筑州宗正光 勉作 Chikusyu Sou Masamitsu Tsutomu saku
Ura-mei
写国吉 新雪 昭和二二十七年一月九日 Kuniyoshi-Utsushi Shinsetsu 9th January Syouwa 47th
Registration
Fukuoka 9/19/49(Showa)
Size

Hachou 25.0cm (八寸三分) Sori 内反り Moto-Kasane 0.53cm Nakago-Chou 11.5cm Weight 133

Shape
Hiradukuri, Iorimune, Narrow Mihaba, Uchizori, Kitae is Small-Itamehada-tsumi, Jinie entered finely, Chikei entered finely, Iron is bright and clear.
Kitae
Suguha-style, Mixed Small-Gunome, Small-Ashi entered frequently, Kinsuji-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright.
Hamon
Suguha-style, Mixed Small-Gunome, Small-Ashi entered frequently, Small-Nie entered well, Kinsuji-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright.
Boushi
Suguni-Komaru.
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurimesujikai, Mekugiana is one(1)
Habaki
Double Kiniroe.
Drscription
Sou Masamitsu was born on August 9, 1905. He studied under Komiya Shiro Kunimitsu, worked on Kaigunto(naval swords) during the war, and began exhibiting at Shinsaku Meito-ten (the New Masterpiece Swords Exhibition) in 1954.
Sou Tsutomu swordsman, whose name is Munekatsu, was born in Fukuoka in 1945. Received the special prize of, He studied under his father Sou Masamitsu in 1946, exhibited in a new masterpiece sword exhibition in 1955, received numerous special awards such as the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner's Award and the Kunzan Award, and was certified as Mukansa in 1990. His style was based on his father's Samonji, Kotetsu's strong Nie, and Kinsuji and Sunagashi's well-worked Sosyu-den. He later challenged Kiyomaro, and was nicknamed "Kiyomaro no Mune". In his later years, he even challenged Echizen no Kami Sukehiro's Toran-ha and succeeded.His technique was so excellent that some swordsmiths made copies of Kiyomaro by Tsutomu Mune, and the signature was changed to Kiri-naoshi, or Kiyomaro of Juyo. He passed away in February 2015.
This Tanto with an elegant Uchizori, modeled after the work of Awataguchi Kuniyoshi.
Small-Itamehada-tsumi, Jinie entered finely, Chikei entered finely with clear good Jigane,reminiscent of the finest works of Shinto Kunimitsu. Suguha-style, Small-Ashi entered frequently, Small-Nie entered deeply, Kinsuji-kakari, It is a dignified masterpiece that rivals the classic.
宗正光・宗勉 短刀 無監査