KUNITOSHI
(Echizen) Kunitoshi (fss-426)
Mei: Kunitoshi
saku
Date: koto 1500's
Nagasa : 15 1/8 "
Width at the ha-machi: 31.4 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.6 mm
Construction: hira-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itame
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: maru
Condition: fresh polish
A beautiful Echizen ko-wakazashi by kunitoshi. This sword has a spectacular sukashi-horimono of a dragon in intricate detail. The hamon is an undulating sugu-ha with much hataraki. There many ko-nie, sunagashi and kinsuji in the hamon. The hada is a tight itame hada mixed with some mokume hada and ji-nie appear.
The mounts are dragons with a beautiful brocade style tsuka-ito. the saya is a newly restored lavish red lacquer with a cherry bark like finish. The Dragon fittings are a perfect match to the Dragon horimono.
In both Chinese and Japanese mythology, the dragon is closely associated with the watery realm, and in artwork is often surrounded by water or clouds. In myth, there are four dragon kings who rule over the four seas (which in the old Chinese conception limited the habitable earth). In China, a fifth category of dragon was added to these four, for a total of five dragon types:
- Celestial Dragons who guard the mansions of the gods
- Spiritual Dragons who rule wind & rain but can also cause flooding
- Earth Dragons who cleanse the rivers & deepen the oceans
- Treasure-Guarding Dragons who protect precious metals & stones
- Imperial Dragons; dragons with five claws instead of the usual four
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KOSHIRAI
SHIRASAYA
PAPERS
KANTEISHO
1, WAKIZASHI
MEI: KUNITOSHI SAKU
Length: 1 shaku 2 sun 6 bu
The above item, as a result of a shinsa at this organization, has been designated a HOZON T�KEN, and is confirmed as being authentic.
June 30, 1988
NBTHK
This fine sword comes in polish, shirasaya, tsunagi with mounts and papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-426
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