MASAKUNI: A WAKIZASHI IN SUPERB KOSHIRAE, DATED 1826, WITH NBTHK TOKUBETSU HOZON TOKEN CERTIFICATE

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MASAKUNI: A WAKIZASHI IN SUPERB KOSHIRAE, DATED 1826, WITH NBTHK TOKUBETSU HOZON TOKEN CERTIFICATE By Okamoto Kame no Shin Masakuni, signed Okamoto Kame no Shin Masakuni Japan, Harima province, dated 1826 The wakizashi accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Especially Worthy of Preservation] certificate, no. 1010638, dated 25 February Heisei 31 [2019], attributing the blade to Okamoto Kame no Shin Masakuni from Harima Province, with a photo of the tang and the seal of the NBTHK, with a registration stamp from the Educational Committee of Kyoto, no. 40928, registration date 20 October Showa 52 [1977]. The blade: Of shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune, shallow torii sori, and ko-kissaki. The hamon is choji midare in nioi-deki, the hada is a flowing itame with areas of masame. The nakago of ubu form, with haagari kuri-jiri, one mekugi-ana, and kesho yasurime with a triangular pattern on the omote with mei reading Okamoto Kame no Shin MASAKUNI, the ura dated Bunsei kyunen nigatsu hi [a day in the second month 1826]. The mounting: The gilt-copper habaki with diagonal file marks and dew drops. The tsuba of nagamarugata form, with gold and shibuichi takazogan and coral inlays to depict a sprig of cherry blossoms. The fuchi-kashira of similar design, of shibuichi and ishimeji ground, also inlaid in coral and with gold and shibuichi takazogan. The menuki of gilt with a coral inlay and formed as a prunus sprig. The tsuka of samegawa (rayskin) and brown silk tsuka-ito. The koshirae saya finely lacquered in black with gold and silver takamaki-e and coral inlays on an ishimeji ground with a blossoming Sakura branch. The kozuka with a shakudo and further prunus design. The gokatana inscribed ‘Bizen no kuni Osafune, Ise no kami, Sukehira’ [SUKEHIRA, with the honorary title of governor of Ise, Osafune, Bizen Province]. NAGASA 30.8 cm, LENGTH 54.2 cm (the koshirae), 52.4 cm (the shirasaya)

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