| Product No. TAN-0335 無銘（川井久幸） | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Mumei, but attributed to Kawai Hisayuki Back: -- |
| Shape | Hirazukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Edo, Musashi Province |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Length |
29.4 cm 11.6 in |
| Motohaba |
2.7 cm 1.1 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | July 27, 1985 |
| Registration Authority | Akita Prefecture |
| Registration Date | June 19, 1968 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame-nagare |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Ogunome-midare, resemble Toran |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Notare Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Osujikai with Kesho file pattern and a Haagari-kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base gold foil with file Habaki |
Price |
250,000 JPY |
| A Hirazukuri tanto which has been attributed to Kawai Hisayuki[川井久幸]. Kawai Hisayuki was born into the Hatamoto Kawai family. He was skilled in swordsmanship and spearmaster, and first learned sword smithing from Ikkansai Yoshihiro[一貫斎義弘] and later from Shimizu Hisayoshi[清水久義], a disciple of Hosokawa Masayoshi[細川正義]. Many of his inscriptions on the sword read "Shogunate samurai[幕府士], Shogunate retainer[幕府臣]," and he was also a master of spear smithing. He died in 1868 (the first year of the Meiji era) at the age of 83. This tanto is a hirazukuri with a thick layer and a moderate width. It is forged in the Koitame Nagare style with a large gunome hamon resemble Toran hamon. Due to the similarity of the features of workmanship and nakago, this tanto is mumei, but has been attributed to Kawai Hisayuki's work and passed the Hozon shinsa in 1985. |
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