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Katana ancien signé Settsuju Yoshikuni, Période Edo
Katana ancien signé Settsuju Yoshikuni, Période Edo
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Ce remarquable katana, signé par Settsuju Yoshikuni, provient du début de la période Edo. Il est en excellent état, avec un magnifique hamon.
Spécifications :
- Longueur de la lame (刃長) : Environ 71,7 cm
- Courbure (反り) : Environ 1,0 cm
- Largeur à la base (元巾) : Environ 3,11 cm
- Épaisseur à la base (元重) : Environ 0,65 cm
- Largeur à la pointe (先巾) : Environ 2,35 cm
- Épaisseur à la pointe (先重) : Environ 0,42 cm
- Poids (刀身重さ) : 670 g (lame uniquement)
Détails supplémentaires :
- Période : Début Edo
- Signature : Settsuju Yoshikuni
Caractéristiques de la lame :
La lame est forgée dans le style shinogi-zukuri, présentant un hon-zukuri tsukuri et un komaru ni kaeru boshi (pointe ronde et petite). Le hada est jifu-tsuki avec masamehashiri (grain droit), et le mokume hada (grain de bois) est forgé avec une grande densité. Le hamon est un magnifique gunome tsuranaru midareba (motif ondulant continu), démontrant l'artisanat exceptionnel de la période.
Historique du maître forgeron :
Settsuju Yoshikuni, également connu sous le nom de Ueno Daijo Yoshikuni, est né sous le nom de Morishita Magobei, fils aîné de Harima no Kami Yoshinari, à Nakamura, district de Sōma, Ōshū. Il s'est ensuite installé à Osaka avec son père, devenant disciple de Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi de première génération. Settsuju Yoshikuni a également signé ses œuvres sous le nom de Ueno no Kami Yoshikuni.
Settsuju Yoshikuni est le frère aîné de Mutsu no Kami Yoshiyuki, le célèbre maître forgeron connu pour avoir forgé l'épée bien-aimée de Sakamoto Ryoma.
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