同田貫 正国 天正頃 加藤清正お抱え工 刃中の働き豊かな名品 二尺二寸四分
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Doutanuki Katana

No.522255

Doutanuki Masakuni Around the Tensho period Kato Kiyomasa's personal wordsmith variety of works in sword a masterpiece 68.0cm

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Kiwame
Doutanuki
Registration
Okayama
Period
AduchiMomoyama
Size

Hachou 68.0cm (二尺二寸四分) Sori 1.6cm
Moto-Haba 3.0cm Saki-Haba 2.1cm Moto-Kasane 0.66cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.78cm Saki-Kasane 0.50cm Kissaki-Chou 4.1cm Nakago-Chou 18.4cm Weight 705g

Country
Higo
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Standard Sori, Sakizori-tsuki, Chu-Kissaki extended
Kitae
Itamehada, Mixed Mokume, MuneyoriMasagakari, Small-Nie entered finely, Utsuritatsu.
Hamon
Gunome, Mixed Small-Gunome, Yubashiri, Tobiyaki-shikirini-kakari, There are many Ashi and You, Small-Nie entered , Kinsuji and Sunagashi-kakari, Nioikuchi-shimari-shizumigokoro.
Boushi
Midarekonde-Komaru
Nakago
Oh-suriage, Shallow Kurijiri, Yasurimegiri, Mekugiana is one(1)
Habaki
Wood
Drscription
The Doutanuki school is said to be a descendant of the Enju clan in Higo Province, and was discovered and patronized by Kiyomasa Kato, who became the feudal lord in the 14th year of the Tensho era in the area of Higo Kikuchi.

Swordsmiths of this school include Kouzunosuke, Hyōbu, Samanosuke, and Masakuni. It is said that Kiyomasa Kato used Doutanuki to lend swords not only to his military commanders but also to his foot soldiers, and it is said that Kumamoto Castle was equipped with these Doutanuki, but most of them were unsigned, and even if they were included, they only had numbers.

After the Kato clan reformed, the Hosokawa family, which newly entered the castle, put heavy use of Bungo blacksmithing, and the Doutanuki school declined for a while, but it flourished until the Shinshintou era, and although it was a practical sword, it gained popularity for its sharpness.
This sword has Shizumigokoro-Gunome-midare-yaki, with a sword that seems to cut in any way, Jigane with Midare-Utsuri-tatsu, Yubashiri, Tobiyaki-shikirini-kakari, Gunome, There are many Ashi and You, Small-Nie-tsuki, Kinsuji and Sunagashi-kakaru It works well in sword.
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