Ordering Number: AS25440

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK 36th Juyo Token)

Inscription: Inoue Izumi-no-Kami Kunisada 井上和泉守国貞
(Kiku-mon) Kanbun 9 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi (August, 1669) 寬文九年八月日

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Saijyo Saku for Izumi-no-Kami Kunisada.

Habaki: gold-plated double habaki
Blade Length: 51.5cm (20.3in)
Curvature: 1.2cm(0.5in)
Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.4cm(1.3in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 2.5cm(1.0in)
Thickness: 0.75cm(0.3in)
Blade Weight: 675g
Era: 1669, the early Edo period

Shape: wide and thick blade with high Shinogi.
Jigane: packed Koitame hada with much Jinie and chikei
Hamon: Nie-deki Gunome and Notare with thick Nioikuchi and rough Nie creating Sunagashi and Kinsuji.

Features:
noue Shinkai was the second son of Izumi no Kami Kunisada (1st generation), and succeeded as the second generation after the death of his father. It is said that he produced many blades on behalf of his father. Around Manji 4 (1661), he was granted permission by the Imperial Court to put the kikumon (chrysanthemum crest). In Kanbun 12 (1672), he changed his signature to Shinkai. He passed away in Tenna 2 (1682).

His works are characterized by a well-forged nie and a thick, bright, and clear nioiguchi (the boundary of the temper line).

Koshirae:
Saya, Fuchikshira: Shakudo-nanako base with chrysanthemum carving and golden frame Inscription: Eshu Hikone Ju Mogarashi Soten Sei
Kaeritsuno and Kurikata: Shakudo base with a depiction of chrysanthemum flowers.
Menuki: a design of flowers and a butterfly.

NBTHK 36th Juyo Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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Auction Starting Price:5,350,000JPY

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