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Wakizashi

Wakizashi : HIgo Kami Kuniyasu

2017/01/03

Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature : HIgo Kami Kuniyasu

Shinto : Jyosaku : Owazamon : Settsu
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 53.6 cm or 21.10 inches.
Sori : 1.0 cm or 0.39 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.92 cm or 1.15 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.9 cm or 0.75 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Edo Kanbun period.
Shape : It is regular width and thickness. It is rather shallow Kanbun shinto shape wakizashi.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attached.
Hamon : It is suguha from the hamachi. It will gradually become gunome midare.

Special feature : Higo no kami Kuniyasu was called Kobayashi Genzaemon and was the third son of the first generation Kawachi no kami KUnishike.
His Kobushi Choji hamon was very famous from that time.
Alike his brother, Kuniyasu has made similar style hamon.

NBTHK Hozon paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 280,000 JPY-


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