Beschreibung
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Comes with copy of Tokosusho.
Documentation
DESCRIPTION – WAKIZASHI
1) Torokusho / literal reading and translation
銃砲刀剣類登録証
Firearms and Swords Registration Certificate.
再交付
Reissued.
登録記号番号 第15213号
Registration number: 15213.
種別 わきざし
Type: wakizashi.
長さ 57.6 cm
Length: 57.6 cm.
反り 1.64 cm
Curvature: 1.64 cm.
目くぎ穴 一個
Mekugi-ana: 1.
銘文 金王丸國吉
Recorded inscription: 金王丸國吉.
22 March 1972 (Shōwa 47)
Hokkaidō Board of Education.
2) Smith / inscription
Recorded inscription:
金王丸國吉
Signed: Kinōmaru Kuniyoshi. From Early Edo period (1600-1650).
3) Blade — technical description
Long wakizashi, almost katana size. Shinogi-zukuri wakizashi with slender silhouette and moderate curvature consistent with the registered dimensions. Medium kissaki. The hamon is a classic and elegant suguha with beautiful and sober jihada. The polish is in very good condition due the ages.
4) Koshirae — technical description
Saya
High-quality carved wooden saya lacquered to imitate braided cord texture in relief. Strong sculptural textile effect. Prominent kaerizuno. Retains handwritten label. Metal fittings in bronze.
Tsuka
Green tsuka-ito over samegawa, evenly wrapped.
Menuki
Relief dragon menuki, decorative and well-modeled, warm-toned bronce with gold inlay.
Fuchi
Figurative relief depicting an ox and a man with an ox, narrative style in bronze.
Kashira
Relief motifs shaped as tadpoles, a playful but traditional decorative theme. Bronze.
Tsuba
Mokkō-gata tsuba of dark metal with gold-toned inlays/applications and flowing line motifs. Seppa present.
The tosogu set is materially and aesthetically coherent, dominated by bronze and warm tones. This is a functional and visually distinctive koshirae intended for mounting and display rather than mere storage.
Specifications
Type: Wakizashi
Nagasa: 57.6 cm
Sori: 1.64 cm
Registration: No. 15213
Recorded mei: 金王丸國吉 (Kinōmaru Kuniyoshi)
Registration date: 22 March 1972
Authority: Hokkaidō Board of Education
