刀 吉原国家精鍛之 昭和十六年辛巳年二月日 互の目丁子金筋頻りに掛る名品 二尺二寸二分
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Yoshihara Kuniie Katana

No.368318

Katana Yoshihara Kuniie 精鍛之  Shinshi February 1941, Gunome-Chouji, Kinsuji hangs over and over A masterpiece 67.2cm

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依相澤湛州儒以古鍔 吉原国家精鍛之
Ura-mei
昭和十六年辛巳年二月日 Shinshi February 1941
Registration
Tokyo 9/16/40(Showa)
Period
16th Syouwa(1941)
Size

Hachou 67.2cm (二尺二寸二分) Sori 1.4cm
Moto-Haba 3.2cm Saki-Haba 2.3cm Moto-Kasane 0.63cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.77cm Saki-Kasane 0.55cm Kissaki-Chou 3.6cm Nakago-Chou 21.9cm Weight 789g

Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Wide Sakihaba, Chu-Kissaki
Kitae
Itamehada-tsumi, Mokume, Mixed Nagarehada, Jinie entered finely, Iron is clear.
Hamon
Gunome, Choujiba, Mixed Togarigokoro blade, Ashi entered often, Small-Nie-tsuki, Kinsuji and Sunagashi hangs several times over and over, Nioikuchi Shizumigokoro.
Boushi
Midarekonde-Komaru
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurimesujikaikesyou, Mekugiana is one(1)
Habaki
Single layer silver jacket.
Drscription
The first Kuniie was named Yoshihara Katsuyoshi , and was born in Ibaraki in 1893. He entered the Japanese sword training school established by Kurihara Akihide in 1938, became the chief swordsmith at Mitsuru Toyama's Tokiwamatsu Forging School, and became the chief swordsmith at Mitsuru Toyama's Tokiwamatsu Forging School. In 2013, he opened Nihonso Tantojo(swordsmith) in Setagaya.
In 1940, he was commissioned as a high official at the Army's First Arsenal, where he was responsible for training swordsmiths, and also served as instructor at the Japanese Sword Academy and head of the examination department for new Japanese swords.
This sword has wide Mihaba, Sakihaba also has a dignified figure, Gunomechouji, Kinsuji and Sunagashi hangs over and over, It has the style of Soden Bizen. Mokume and Mixed Nagarehada with Itamehada-tsumi, Clear Jigane, Gunome, Choujiba, Mixed Togarigokoro blade, There are Ashi often, It works well in sword.
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