Smith: Nobukuni Yoshikane
Sale Price: $16,350
Length: 69.3cm
Sori: 1.5cm
Sakihaba: 21.5mm
Motohaba: 21.5mm
Motokasane: 4.2mm
Sakikasane: 4.2mm
Weight: 700g
Omote Mei: Minamoto Nobukuni Yoshikane, who lives in Chikuzen.
Ura: The sword that was able to cut two bodies down in layers at the position of the pelvis.
Notes: Nobukuni Yoshikane was the son of Nobukuni Yoshitsugu. He worked in Chikuzen province around the Kanbun and Tenwa eras (1661-1681). He is rated Jo-saku by Fujishiro. The Chikuzen Nobukuni school is said to be descended from the Kyo Nobukuni school and its founder is said to be Nobukuni Yoshisada. In 1602 he was summoned by Kuroda Nagamasa and moved from Buzen to Chikuzen Hakata where he continued to prosper under the patronage of the Kuroda family.
Sale Price: $16,350
Length: 69.3cm
Sori: 1.5cm
Sakihaba: 21.5mm
Motohaba: 21.5mm
Motokasane: 4.2mm
Sakikasane: 4.2mm
Weight: 700g
Omote Mei: Minamoto Nobukuni Yoshikane, who lives in Chikuzen.
Ura: The sword that was able to cut two bodies down in layers at the position of the pelvis.
Notes: Nobukuni Yoshikane was the son of Nobukuni Yoshitsugu. He worked in Chikuzen province around the Kanbun and Tenwa eras (1661-1681). He is rated Jo-saku by Fujishiro. The Chikuzen Nobukuni school is said to be descended from the Kyo Nobukuni school and its founder is said to be Nobukuni Yoshisada. In 1602 he was summoned by Kuroda Nagamasa and moved from Buzen to Chikuzen Hakata where he continued to prosper under the patronage of the Kuroda family.
