YASUTSUNA, ISHIDO / $4800 PLUS S/H
ISHIDO YASUTSUNA
KANBUN 1661
SHINTO
CHUSAKU
NBTHK HOZON-TO
MEI: KII no KOKU YASUTSUNA
DATE: NONE
NAGASA: 62.5CM (25”)
OVERALL: 78.125CM (31.25”)
MIHABA: 2.97CM (1.187”)
KASANE: 0.625 CM (0.31”)
HADA: ITAME/MOKUME
HAMON: ISHIDO CHOJI
ANA: TWO
YASURIME: SUJIKAI
MUNE: IROI
BOSHI: YAKITSUME
HABAKI: TWO-PIECE GOLD FOIL
Yasutsuna was a kaji in the mon of Bitchu Yasuhiro. He was the son of Tameyasu who was known for his “Ishido Choji” and founded the KII Ishido school. Yasutsuna’s work is rated Chusaku by Fujishiro. Rated at 30 points per Hawley’s.
From Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z:
YASUTSUNA (康綱), 1st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Kii – “Kii no Kuni Yasutsuna” (紀伊国康綱), “Kii no Kuni Tachibana Yasutsuna” (紀伊国橘康綱), student of Bitchū no Kami Yasuhiro (備中守康広), Ishidō school, it is said that he also worked in Ōsaka, chū-saku
*UPDATE: I have added new photos of the nakago to depict the actual color. The bright reddish looking photos seen in some photos are du to the lighting needed to properly depict the blade characteristics.
The sword comes in shirasaya and NBTHK Hozon Origami. A very nice, very desirable sword.
$4800 plus S/H
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