YOSHINORI

(Hosokawa) Yoshinori (fss-228)

Mei: mumei  Date: Genji (1864)
Nagasa : 29 "
Sori: 20.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 31.7 mm
Width at the yokote: 21.1 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.2 mm
Construction: Shinogi-zukuri
Mune: Iori
Nakago: O-Suriage
Kitae: Itame
Hamon: Gunome/Choji
Boshi: Maru 
Condition:  Excellent, flawless condition

 

Fujishiro: (appears to be this smith listed in the Fujishiro shinto book)
YOSHINORI HOSOKAWA [BUNKYÛ 1861 SHIMOTSUKE] SHINSHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU

                He is the son of Hosokawa Masahira, his works have a hamon of nioi shimari ko-choji with ashi iri becoming jûka.

Signatures:            YASHÛ JÛ HOSOKAWA YOSHINORI TSUKURU KORE

                                UYÔ HAN HOSOKAWA YOSHINORI SAKU

Tokotakan:
P. 772
XX Million yen

Hawleys:
YOS 1633

 

This is a very high quality sword with an extremely active hamon.  You can see how much activity is visible in the pictures of this Daito.  This sword is very long at 29" and it is flawless.  The hada is rich looking  and the sugata is very pleasing to the eye.  Overall it is a very good sword from a well known smith.

  

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KOSHIRAI
Original mounts with a professionally restored saya adds to the overall quality of this item.

 

PAPERS
NTHK Kantei-sho

 

DEN HORIKAWA YOSHINORI

SHÔSHIN

Length: 2 shaku, 4 sun, 4 bu

April 28, 2007

NTHK

Mei inscription: Mumei

Kitae; Tight ko-itame

Hamon: Gonome chôji midare

Bôshi: Suguba, returning in ko-maru, hakkake

Nakago: 2 mekugiana, yasurime is kiri

Remarks: Around Genji (1864), Musashi no Kuni

 

This long Daito comes flawless in fresh polish.  It is in a new shirasaya and has a new ebony habaki.  The original habaki is on the tsunagi and with the koshirai.  This sword is also papered attesting to its quality.

This sword is on consignment.

SOLD

 

Order number  for this item is : fss-228

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