 
        | Product No. WA-0756 筑前国福岡住是次 | |
|---|---|
| Mei | Koretsugu from Fukuoka, Chikuzen Province Back: -- | 
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune | 
| Region | Chikuzen Province | 
| Era | Early Edo Period(Kambun Era 1661-1673) | 
| Length | 52.7 cm 20.7 in | 
| Sori (curvature) | 1.5 cm 0.6 in | 
| Motohaba | 2.9 cm 1.2 in | 
| Sakihaba | 2.1 cm 0.8 in | 
| Munekasane | 0.6 cm 0.2 in | 
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token | 
| Certification Date | December 04, 2024 | 
| Registration Authority | Shizuoka Prefecture | 
| Registration Date | February 07, 1963 | 
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame | 
| Hamon (Temper line) | Chu-suguha with konie, ashi and yo | 
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn | 
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Sujikai file pattern and a kurijiri end | 
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 | 
| Habaki | Two part, copper Habaki | 
| Price | SOLD | 
| Koretsugu[是次] is the founder of the Fukuoka Ishido school[福岡石堂派]. He was born in 1629 as the son of Toshihide[利英], who was said to be the youngest grandson of the Bizen Fukuoka Ichimonji school[備前福岡一文字派]. In 1655, he went to Edo and became a disciple of Musashi Daijo Koreichi[武蔵大掾是一] of Edo Ishido school, learning the secret of Bizen tradition, and three years later returned to Fukuoka, Chikuzen Province and became a domain swordsmith of the Kuroda domain. He died in 1681 at the age of 53. This wakizashi is a rare suguha hamon wakizashi by Fukuoka Ishido Koretsugu. It is well made. It has a saya-gaki written by Kanzan[寒山] sensei in 1966. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon shinsa in September 2024. | 















