Shinto blade in Kai Gunto mounts.

[Sariel]

Hello everyone,
I'd like to share my excitement with you. My first traditionally forged sword! Since I'm relatively new to this hobby, it's a very special thing for me.
The Sword itself was shipped from Japan including NBTHK documents.

Details about the blade:

Early Edo period, around 1659 

Blade length: approx. 68 cm

Origin: Kaga-Sagami Province
Sword is not singned

Unfortunately, I couldn't find much information about the family crest.

[Sariel]

[Sariel]

[Conway S]

There’s a thread here for Mon identification help. 

 

 

 

[Lareon]

56 minutes ago, Sariel said:

 

looks like the kanji for 3.

the mind goes to the kikkawa clan first but this different, the sizing of the horizontal lines looks the same as san (3)

[Bruce Pennington]

Excellent kaigunto, Jan!  A real beauty.  

 

I'm lousy at mon, but it seems to be a variation of the Doi or Inaba clan mon:

 

[Sariel]

Thanks a lot guys. I just checked the thread and found a sword with an identical Mon. It was attributed to the  Inaba , just like Bruce said.

[Navy]

Very, very nice! By the chance, did you get it from an Italian guy?

[Sariel]

19 hours ago, Navy said:

Very, very nice! By the chance, did you get it from an Italian guy?

Yes, from giapponeserie
A very nice seller. He sold the sword on commission for a Japanese shop and took care of the entire import process etc.

 

[Navy]

41 minutes ago, Sariel said:

Yes, from giapponeserie
A very nice seller. He sold the sword on commission for a Japanese shop and took care of the entire import process etc.

 

Yes, I can validate. Reliable seller 👍

Again, congrats for your gorgeous kai.