Wakizashi with Very Nice fittings and Hosokawa Clan Menuki - Kunikane Mei questionable

[Daso]

Hello All,

 

I haven't been on in a while, but still active.  As usual, I've come to a point that I want to sell a few pieces to fund other projects.  Here I have a Wakizashi which is fun for what it is, but may be of more value to many fr the sum of its parts.  Kunikane mei is questionable but sword is nicely made with no openings, but there are some lines at the Mune which I am not sure if they were forging flaws which I have shown in teh pictures.  Beyond the blade, the Tsuba is signed and dates to the 1800's and the original leather wrapped Tsuka has two Hosokawa clan menuki and a nice matching fushi/kashira of dragonflies.  The saya is plain black lacquer and in good condition. I've posted my ebay description below and photos as well.  Please emial me with any questions.  Its a great fun piece. I'm not looking to make anything on this blade, but just transfer ownership to another good home.  $1,300 Net to me. You can email me directly at dariussolomon@yahoo.com for additional photos or questions.  Thanks

 

Shinto Japanese sword wakizashi in Fancy mountings with Hosokawa Clan Menuki, signed and dated Tsuba - Mei kunikane. I believe this is a Sendai shinto from the Kunikane family, but cannot confirm which generation it is.  Upon review of the Kunikae smith family signatures sword is signed with the signature of the Second generation but I think he did not write the KUNI character this way after he got the Kami title so which Kunikane is up for conjecture, so I can't confirm this is a good Mei. The sword has a masame hada which can have some very fine "lines' (possible kizu!) either in the hada-ji or up above the shinogi. What makes this sword is that it is an honest original sword that was very likely carried by a Samurai in the 1700's-1800's with an original Tsuka with  beautiful fittings and Menuki from the Hosokawa clan. The signed and dated Tsuba (I believe reads dated Kyowa 3 or 1803) could be repatinated or kept as is.  The Matching Fushi and Kashira are fine examples of a dragonfly.  There was a repair with some glue to the wrapping on the kashira which obscures the dragongly on the kashira itself a bit.  I opted to keep the original Tsukamaki (wrap) since it is in overall great shape for a blade this age and adds to the total package or it being an honest original sword, carried many years ago. I would say the fittings are of greater importance and value than the sword and represent a great value in themselves. The sword itself is in very good condition with no openings and a common example of a traditional Japanese sword.  Laquered saya is in good condition. A really fun and nice piece with fittings for your starter collection, or if you need the fittings for another project.  Please message me with any questions or requests for additional photos, I ran out of space on Ebay to post more photos on this listing. 

Nagasa - Approx 19"

Nakago - Approx 5"

Total Length - 25 1/4"

Length from begining of mune to end of nakago - approx 6"

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

I do like the fittings.

[Daso]

Thanks Ken

[Daso]

Bump and Price reduced to $1,150 Net to me

[Daso]

Something came up Bump. $1000 net.