Translation and thoughts on this sword

[aabderson]

Hey all, I was hoping someone could tell me about the maker and age of this sword! Thank you in advance!

[aabderson]

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[PNSSHOGUN]

Kunimura 国村 ???

[aabderson]

Im looking online for information on "Kunimura" but haven't found a lot.....do you think the sword is Koto? 

[cisco-san]

Hi,

 

from Markus book:

KUNIMURA (国村), 1 st gen., Shōwa (正和, 1312-1317), Higo – “Kunimura” (国村), called Enju Tarō (延寿太郎), son-in-law of Rai Kuniyuki (来国行), he is considered as founder of the Enju school, he was according to tradition the son of Hiromura (弘村) who is regarded as ancestor of the Enju school, Hiromura had moved from Yamato to Yamashiro where he became the student and son-in-law of Rai Kuniyuki (来国行), some say that Kunimura even signed with Rai Kunimura (来国村) during his stay in Yamashiro, towards the end of the Kamakura period, he moved to Kikuchi (菊池) in Higo province where he founded as mentioned the Enju school that was named after his first name Enju Tarō, we know blades from the Shōwa to the Kenmu era (建武, 1334-1338), they have a tachi-sugata of the late Kamakura era with a somewhat elongated ko-kissaki, the jigane is a dense ko-itame with fine ji-nie, a tendency to masame, and shirake, the hamon is in general a suguha but can also show mixed-in ko-midare and/or ko-ashi, his hamon interpretations remind of Ryōkai (了戒) and of Rai Kunimitsu (来国光), the tang has an ha-agari kurijiri and kiri or slightly slanting katte-sagari-yasurime, jō-saku ◎

 

KUNIMURA (国村), 2 nd gen., Enbun (延文, 1356-1361), Higo – “Hishū Kikuchi-jūnin Kunimura” (肥州菊池住人 国村), first name Shirō (四郎), according to tradition the son of the 1 st gen. Enju Kuniyoshi (延寿国吉), hoso-suguha, komidar

 

KUNIMURA (国村), 3 rd gen., Ōei (応永, 1394-1428), Higo – “Hishū Kikuchi-jū Kunimura” (肥州菊池住国村), “Kunimura” (国村), “Tōzaemon no Jō Kunimura” (藤左衛門尉国村), first name Tōzaemon (藤左衛門), according to tradition the son of the 2 nd gen. and grandson of the 1 st gen. Enju Kuniyoshi (延寿国吉)

 

KUNIMURA (国村), Bunmei (文明, 1469-1487), Higo – “Kunimura” (国村), Sue-Enju school

 

 

 

 

 

 

[oli]

dont look like a typical Enju blade...

 

Regards

Oli

[oli]

https://nihonto.com/enju-school/ some examples of Enju Blades

[aabderson]

Oli, so do you think it could be Gimei then? or is there a way to tell which generation the sword belongs to?

[oli]

3 hours ago, aabderson said:

Oli, so do you think it could be Gimei then? or is there a way to tell which generation the sword belongs to?

Maybe make better photos and then maybe an expert, better than i, would answer. Complete blade and details of Hamon, Hada, Nakago and Boshi.