Chounsai Koretoshi — Wakizashi
Chounsai school (Tsukamoto family lineage)
Smith: Chounsai Koretoshi (長運斎是俊)
Signed: Chounsai Koretoshi, Bunkyu 3-nen 2-gatsu Hi (文久三年二月日, 1863)
Shinshintō — Late Edo period, 1863 (Bunkyu 3)
Measurements
Nagasa
32.5 cm (12.80 in)
Sori
0.2 cm (0.08 in)
Motohaba
2.65 cm (1.04 in)
Kasane
0.74 cm (0.29 in)
Blade Characteristics
Hamon
Nioi-deki gunome-midare with tight, clear nioiguchi, mixed with soft ashi, yo, and kinsuji
Hada
Fine ko-itame, plain surface
Nakago Notes
1 mekugi-ana; dated inscription (February 1863)
Mountings & Fittings
Koshirae Notes
Wakizashi in shirasaya with koshirae
Tosōgu Notes
Circular shakudo nanako tsuba carved with peonies and butterflies; shakudo nanako fuchikashira carved with a boatman and a monkey; shibuichi kozuka depicting a bird perched on a branch
Papers & Documentation
Appraisal Status
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
NBTHK / NTHK Notes
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate; ranked Jōjō Saku. Aoi-Art estimation paper with whole oshigata.
Provenance
Listed by Aoi Art (aoijapan.com), Ordering No. AS25757
About This Object
A Shinshintō wakizashi by Chounsai Koretoshi, who succeeded to the Chounsai art name around Ansei 3 (1856). He was the grandson of the first-generation Chounsai Tsunatoshi and is known for his flamboyant style and excellent craftsmanship in the waning years of the Edo period.