Signed Wakizashi – Bitchu Matsuyama-jū Kunishige NBTHK Hozon Certificate Early-mid edo period – Bitchu Province Specifications: 刃長 (Nagasa – Blade Length): 39.4 cm 反り (Sori – Curvature): 0.3 cm 元幅 (Motohaba – Width at Base): 3.00 cm 元重ね (Motokasane – Thickness at Base): 0.69 cm 目釘穴 (Mekugi-ana – Number of Peg Holes): 1 Description of the blade: A finely made mid-Edo period wakizashi signed by Bitchu Matsuyama-jū Kunishige, accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon paper. The blade is constructed in hira-zukuri with a standard iori-mune. The jigane is a tight ko-itame hada, subtly subdued, mixed with areas of flowing itame that stand out more strongly, covered by thick ji-nie. The hamon is a fine notare pattern, featuring a bright nioi-guchi with small nie, and areas showing a nijūba. The boshi flows in a notare-komi style, turning back with a slight hakikake. The nakago is ubu with a shallow kurijiri end and o-sujikai file marks. The sword comes fitted with a double-layered silver habaki and is polished, housed in a shirasaya. The blade displays some visible forging grain (kitae-ware) along the mune, but overall maintains a healthy structure and fine appearance, typical of the Mizuta Kunishige school working under the Bitchu Matsuyama tradition. See the images for a good impression of this wonderful Wakizashi, a sword bag is included in the sale.