Wakizashi signed Kei-iku Okina Suzuki Harukuni-zou Auspicious day in the second month, the fourth year of Kaei (A.D.1851)
G38706(W8090)
Shin-shin-to (The 4th year of Kaei/A.D.1851) Settsu
Length of cutting edge41.0cm Curvature1.0cm Width of base32.4mm Thickness of base8.3mm
Black stone surface sheath maple leaves and a water chestnut in a circle lacquer work wakizashi koshirae
Sugata(configuration) : Hira-zukuri, Iori-mune. There is rather stong sakizori curve and a fukura (upper cutting edge) is prominent. The entire blade is heroically made and stout. (click HERE for super sized image)
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae-hada is outstanding large itame hada mixing in with entwined flowing masame hada. The surface is covered in with sparkling Ji-Nie activity that generates thick Nie lines of Chikei scene over the surface.
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon is Nie based gunome-midare of which thick feet works toward the cutting edge. The interior of temper is filled in deep nioi and there is sunagashi works frequently.The entire temper gives off vivid and strong light.
Boshi (tip): The temper of the tip waves into small circle then turns back deeply.
Nakago(tang) : UBU un-altered, slanted left (Osujikai) filemarks with kesho horizonal marks and round kurijiri heel. One mekugi-ana. The signature in hakiomote says proudly that Reaches the age of sixty or more, an old man, Suzuki HARUKUNI-zou and the reversed side is chiselled with the date of year Auspicious day in the second month, the fourth year of Kaei (A.D.1851)
This is a superb work of smith Suzuki HARUKUNI and his real name is Suzuki Taima Hachirou, who was a pupil of Kuroda Takanobu (famed sword smith as a maker of Toran wave pattern). As seem from the subject wakizashi, it's workmanship, especially it's forging method has Soshu school technique with bright nie and nioi activity and plenty of highlight of s famed sword smith. The attached original koshirae fitting consists of samidare (Summer Rain) filemakes Shakudo Fuchi/kashira, Iron tsuba Chrysanthemum brass inlay and extra tsuba crane/pine tree motif and Iron Kojiri with brasswork. Both blade and koshirae fitting almost remains an original condition over 158 years ago and sparkling grains and blinking temper have been entirely revived .
Copper habaki collar with silver re-foiled, Shira-Saya plain wood mounting included.
Weight: 5000.00 gms
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