Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchIt has appeared, it has appeared, the popular Kiyomitsu (Kashu) has appeared. Shinsengumi First Unit Captain Okita Soji is outstandingly popular as the strongest and most handsome man in the Shinsengumi despite his youth. Okita Soji's favorite sword was a Kashu Kiyomitsu, and this wakizashi is that very Kashu Kiyomitsu whose popularity is currently skyrocketing through Touken Ranbu. This Kiyomitsu is known nationwide as a representative swordsmith of the Kaga domain around the Enpo era of the Edo period (1673) (352 years ago). The sugata of this wakizashi shows a wakizashi shape with a difference between the moto-mihaba and saki-mihaba and a shallow sori, and the jigane is a brightly and powerfully forged ko-itame hada with ji-nie. The hamon is a nioi-deki gunome-midare with ko-nie, mixed with pointed ha, and is brightly tempered. As for the Edo period koshirae, the fuchi-kashira and tsuba have luxurious shakudo fittings and it was the possession of a high-ranking samurai, but as you can see, because the age is old, the pure silk tsuka-ito has rotted away, but please consider that a charm of its age. Since ancient times, its reputation for sharpness as a wazamono has been high. Please by all means enjoy this wakizashi by Kashu Kiyomitsu, famous as the favorite sword of Shinsengumi First Unit Captain Okita Soji. This time, although it is a wakizashi that has been cherished for generations by an old family, as you can see, due to lack of maintenance it has developed rust, so we received it with the request to pass it on cheaply to someone who would say they will save even a Kashu Kiyomitsu like this, and therefore we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please by all means enjoy this wakizashi by Kashu Kiyomitsu, who is now at the peak of popularity in Touken Ranbu.
Certificate reading — 銘 清光（加州）
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Kaga · around 1661-1673
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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