説明
「体配 style」
鎬造り庵棟、身幅尋常重厚く、鳥居反り中鋒が延びる。茎は生で切鑢がかかり、茎尻は栗尻。
「地鉄 jigane」
地鉄は小板目肌が詰み、地沸付く。
「刃紋 hamon」
刃紋は互の目乱れ刃縁沸が付き砂流しかかり、刃中は金筋、葉が働く。釯子は刃紋成りに入り、小丸に返る。
「特徴 detailed」
近江守忠吉（六代）、五代近江守忠吉の次男として元文元年生まれる。兄の彦十郎が早世したため六代目を継いだ。通称は新左衛門、刀匠銘は初め忠廣、父の死後、忠吉を襲名する。
近江守の受領は寛政二年六月二十四日、55歳の時です。没年は文化十年、行年は祖父や父と同じ80歳で、長寿を全うしている。
本作、寸法を長めに作られた脇差で、元先の身幅が広く鋒延び、適度に反りが付き重ね厚く鎬が高くなり、棟も高く鋭い印象の造り込みです。
鍛えは小板目肌が良く詰み、刃紋は肥前刀には珍しい、沸出来の互の目を焼いています。
六代忠吉の近江守を冠した作品は少なく、その上、互の目の作品となると稀有で、貴重な作品です。
Ōmi no Kami Tadayoshi (6th generation) was born in 1736 (Genbun 1) as the second son of the 5th generation Ōmi no Kami Tadayoshi. He succeeded as the 6th generation after the early death of his elder brother, Hikojuurou. His common name was Shinzaemon, and he initially signed his works as Tadayoshi (忠廣). After his father’s death, he inherited the name Tadayoshi (忠吉).
He was granted the title Ōmi no Kami on June 24, 1790 (Kansei 2) at the age of 55. He lived a long life, passing away in 1813 (Bunka 10) at the age of 80, just like his father and grandfather.
This wakizashi was made with a relatively long blade, featuring a wide mihaba (blade width) at both the base and tip, with an extended kissaki (tip), an appropriate amount of curvature (sori), a thick kasane (blade thickness), a high shinogi (ridge line), and a high mune (back), giving it a sharp and powerful appearance.
The jigane (steel surface) is a tightly forged ko-itame hada, and the hamon (temper line) is a gunome in nie-deki, which is rare for Hizen swords.
Works by the 6th generation Tadayoshi bearing the title Ōmi no Kami are scarce, and those with a gunome hamon are particularly rare and valuable.
｢拵 Koshirae｣
ハバキ(habaki) ：銀無垢一重の腰祐乗。
鞘(saya) ：白鞘。
｢刀剣の状態 condition of blade｣
研：古研ですが、概良好です。
傷：欠点に成るような傷は有りません。
