Tokubetsu Hozon Enju Kunisuke + koshirae

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Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Katana (possibly former Tachi)
Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : O-Suriage
Mei : (Mumei, Signature) :  Kinpun Mei (Koson) - acknowledged (and agreed) on NBTHK papers
Papered or not and by whom? : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Era/Age : Late Kamakura to early Nanbokucho
Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya + koshirae
Nagasa/Blade Length : 69.6
Sori : 1.3
Hamon Type : ko-nie-deki suguha, bright, clear appearance
Jihada : finely forged small itame-hada, dense jigane with utsuri
Other Hataraki Visible : shirake, profuse fine ji-nie and on the shinogi-ji, there is a mixed texture of itame-hada, mokume-hada, and masame-hada, contributing to its overall activity
Flaws : Few very small kitae ware, a few superficial polish scratches, and one area of very fine polish wear near the end of the blade - see images.
Sword Location : USA
Will ship to :  USA
Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal, Bank Transfer
Price and Currency :  $10,000 USD
Other Info and Full Description : 

 

Really beautiful piece. I would not be letting this go if not for some other pieces coming in that have caused me to reconfigure my collection. Really awesome to be attributed directly to Kunisuke, and this piece has the signature shirake haze across the whole blade, forming a clear utsuri and thanks to the forging prowess off Kunisuke it emits an enormous amount of rainbow sparkle across the hamon and entire ji. Kissaki is super healthy as you can see from the images.

 

Hishu Kunisuke is set with gold lacquer by Hon'ami Kōson (本阿弥光遜) and is set in a shirasaya along with a fairly luxurious koshirae, crafted with intricate fittings. It is an exceptionally well-made piece.

 

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Shakudo with a textured surface, depicting plum blossoms on both sides. The front side shows a plum and bush warbler, with the rim wrapped in shakudo.
Fuchikashira: Shibuichi base with a design of a monkey and human figure in iro-e (colored metal inlay).
Saya (Scabbard): Painted reddish-brown with black line patterns.
Menuki: Shakudo base with a bamboo blind design in gold inlay.

 

KUNISUKE (国資), 1st gen., Karyaku (嘉暦, 1326-1329), Higo –
“Kunisuke” (国資), Enju school, son of Enju
Kunimura (国村), dense ko-itame with much fine ji-nie that reminds of the Rai school, he also forged an itame-nagare
mixed with masame and/or shirake, the hamon is a chū-suguha with broad nioiguchi and plenty of ko-nie, the bōshi is sugu with a
ko-maru-kaeri ◎

 

 

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This one has moved to NihontoAntiques - will be up soon 

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Wanted to update the price to $8000. I can also accept payment for this directly, even though it will ship through Moses Becerra.