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YOSHIMICHI: A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA
AK0924 - LOT 182
By Yoshimichi, signed Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi
Japan, 17th century, early Edo period (1615-1868)
The sugata is shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, chu-kissaki, and torii sori. Forged in itame hada, the suguha hamon with sudare-ba. Each side of the blade with a bonji character, one side further with gomabashi and the other with two short parallel grooves of differing length and width. The nakago with one mekugi-ana, a kengyo jiri, and a sujikai yasurime, the mei reading Tanba no Kami YOSHIMICHI below a sixteen-petaled chrysanthemum. The gilt-copper habaki with diagonal file marks.
NAGASA 43.8 cm, SORI 1.4 cm, LENGTH 68.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few small blisters.
Yoshimichi I was the third son of Kanemichi of Seki in Mino Province. He moved to Kyoto sometime in the early 1590s with his father and brothers, Iga no Kami Kinmichi, Rai Kinmichi, and Etchu no Kami Masatoshi. In 1595 he was granted the title "Tamba no Kami," which was also given to his first son in 1639, and to his second son who lived in Osaka in the 1640s. From the second generation onward, the Kyoto family carved a sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crest on the tangs of their blades.
Only swordsmiths approved by the emperor were given the right to use the chrysanthemum mark on their blades. The kikumon has been used by the Japanese imperial families since the Kamakura period. Kiku means chrysanthemum, which is the national flower of Japan. It was also used at shrines related to the emperor.
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