| Product No. WA-0716 祐光 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Sukemitsu Back: Made in February |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Mito, Hitachi Province |
| Era | Bakumatsu Period |
| Length |
48.4 cm 19.1 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.5 cm 0.6 in |
| Motohaba |
2.8 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | Passed the Shinsa in June 2024 |
| Registration Authority | Saitama Prefecture |
| Registration Date | November 15, 2023 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Komokume with Jinie and Chikei |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Komidare with kogunome, kaku-gunome, choji-ba, yahazu-ba and togari-ba |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu hakikake with nie turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Kiri file pattern and a kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base shakudo foil Mito type habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi style koshirae with a brown lacquer isokusa-nuri saya |
| Koshirae Length |
72.0 cm 28.3 in |
| Tsuka Length |
19.2 cm 7.6 in |
| Tsuba | Forked-radishe |
| Menuki | Cricket and Flowers |
| Fuchigashira | Gourd on a Vine |
| Kozuka | Wooden |
| Kogai | Wooden |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped black silk Tsumami-maki style Tsuka. Gourd on a Vine theme fittings |
Price |
SOLD |
| This swordsmith, Sukemitsu, was born in Edo in 1820, late Edo Period. He studied swordsmithing from the Yokoyama Tradition. He was given the name of Yokoyama as a family name. In 1849, he was recommended to became an official worker of the Mito Clan by Katsumura Norikatsu, also known as Tokkatsu and an offical worker of the Mito Clan. Sukemitsu passed away in 1873 at the age of 54. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in June 2024. It has comes with a Wakizashi style koshirae with a brown lacquer isokusa-nuri saya. |
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