Katana:71 Okina Ittaishi Kuniyasu Saku No.
2017/01/03
Katana in Shirasaya.
Signature: 71 Okina Ittaishi Kuniyasu Saku No. NBTHK Hozon paper.
Ou Kawai Munefuyu Saku No. Tenpo4 Nen Tsukihi.
Sayagaki:Ensyu Ittaishi Kuniyasu Tenpo4 Nen Ki Heiko Nen 71 Okina Mei.
Aru No Ou Kawai Mune Hiro No Jyu Ni Oujitaru Saku Nari.
Douko Suishinshi Masahide Monjin Honsaku Mo Shi No Ittan Wo Keisyo Su
Hacyo 2syaku 1 Sun 5bu Han Kanotomi Reki Hatsuki Cyukan.
Tanzan Tauji Ori.
The sayagaki was done by Mr Tanobe sensei:
The Sayagaki explanation: Ensyu Ittaishi Kuniyasu Tenpo 4th year.
Kawai Munehuyu asked to make this sword to 71 years of age Kuniyasu.
The Kuniyasu is a student of the Suishinshi Masahide and looks like as same as his master's work. the length of the blade is 65.3cm Aoimi 1833 middle August Tanzan Tauji.(Tanobe sensei).
The blade was polished .
Blade length :65.3 cm or 25.7nches.
Sori : 2.8cm or 1.1 inches.
Width at the hamachi : 3,12 cm or 1.228nches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.19 cm or 0.83inches.
Kasane : 0.52m or 0.20 inches.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick deep nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Itame hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha hamon and in Ha, there are many Ashi,Sunagashi and Kinsuji work.
Special feature : Kuniyasu was working at Oumi province and then he studied from Suishinshi Masahide.
He was influenced a lot from his great master Masahide.
His subject is similar with his master.
He helped a lot for his master. so his posthumous works are very few.
NBTHK Hozon paper: Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.