説明
「刀姿 sword figure」
鎬造り庵棟、身幅重尋常、鳥居反り中鋒。茎は生で化粧鑢がかかり、茎尻は浅い栗尻。
Shinogi-zukuri style with an iorimune (slightly rounded back), standard width and thickness, torii-zori curvature, and a medium-length kissaki (tip). The tang (nakago) is left unaltered (ubu), with a decorative file mark (kesho-yasuri), and the end of the tang (nakagojiri) is a shallow kurijiri (rounded shape).
「地鉄 jigane」
地鉄は板目肌に小板目が交じり、良く詰み、地沸が付く。
The jigane (steel surface) features itame-hada (wood grain pattern) mixed with small itame, is well-forged with a tight grain, and is accompanied by ji-nie (fine sparkling particles on the surface).
「刃紋 hamon」
刃文は沸出来の互の目で、刃縁には微細な沸が付き、砂流しがかかり、飛び焼きを見せています。帽子は乱れ込みで、小丸に返っています。
The hamon (temper line) is a nie-deki gunome (clove-shaped pattern formed with crystalline nie), with fine nie particles along the blade edge, featuring sunagashi (streak-like activities) and showing tobiyaki (scattered temper spots). The boshi (tip temper) is midare-komi (irregularly entering the tip) and returns in a small maru (rounded turn-back).
「特徴 detailed」
山上播磨守國寿は、江戸時代後期の豊後森の刀匠です。銘は「豊後森住國寿」「豊州森住國寿」「播磨守國寿」等と切る。
江戸時代の豊後森は、来島水軍の後裔である、久留島氏が一万四千石で森陣屋を構えた地です。
幕末に藩論は勤皇倒幕で統一されました。播磨守國寿は、その森藩で勤皇刀を作っていたのでしょう。
本作、良く詰んだ地鉄に沸出来の互の目を焼いた、素晴らしい脇差です。
刀身のコンディションは古研ぎのため、少しヒケが有りますが、地刃は良く見えます。
拵は柄巻が傷んでいますが、変わり塗の鞘はコンディションが良いです。
刀身、拵とも状態は良く、コレクションに最適です。
＊また柄巻は無料で新品に巻替えます。
Yamagami Harima-no-kami Kunitoshi was a swordsmith active in Bungo Mori during the late Edo period. His signatures (mei) include inscriptions such as “Bungo Mori-jū Kunitoshi,” “Hōshū Mori-jū Kunitoshi,” and “Harima-no-kami Kunitoshi.”
During the Edo period, Bungo Mori was governed by the Kurushima clan, descendants of the Kurushima naval family (Kurushima Suigun), who ruled the domain with a stipend of 14,000 koku and established the Mori Jinya (domain headquarters) there.
In the Bakumatsu period (late Edo), the domain’s official stance united in support of the Emperor and the overthrow of the Shogunate.
It is believed that Harima-no-kami Kunitoshi forged imperial loyalist sword in Mori domain.
This particular piece is a splendid wakizashi, forged with a well-packed jigane (steel surface) and features a gunome hamon in nie-deki (crystalline martensite).
The blade shows some hiké (slight surface wear) due to an old polish, but the jigane and hamon are clearly visible and well-preserved.
The koshirae (mounting) has some damage to the tsukamaki (handle wrapping), but the lacquered saya (scabbard) in kawari-nuri style remains in very good condition.
Both the blade and the fittings are in good overall condition, making this sword highly suitable for collection.
＊The handle wrapping (tsukamaki) will be rewrapped free of charge.
｢拵 Koshirae｣
ハバキ(habaki) ：素銅地金鍍金一重の庄内。
鍔(tsuba) ：鉄地角丸形赤銅覆輪鷺の図。
縁頭(fhchikashira)：鉄地銀象嵌瓢箪の図
柄(tsuka) ：鮫は巻鮫、柄糸は正絹黒の諸撮み巻（無料で巻替ます）。
鞘(saya) ：茶色に黒の変わり塗。
｢刀剣の状態 condition of blade｣
研：古研ぎのため少しヒケがありますが、地刃は良く見えます。
傷：欠点に成るような傷は有りません。
