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Joshu Mito-jū Onizuka Kurō Minamoto Katsukuni
Tamashii Gyonein nijūkyū-sai
Ansei shichi Sarudoshi Shōgatsu Gantan
Hachimangū shinzen ni oite kore o tsukuru
刀 常州水戸住鬼塚九郎源勝国
　魂　行歳二十九才
　安政七申歳正月元旦
　於八幡宮神前造之

Item NO.No,K00247Price¥1,550,000JPY
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CountryHitachi-Mito（常陸国-水戸）
PeriodEdo period（江戸時代）,17th~18th century.
Blade Length71.9cm
Curve(Sori)1.5cm
Top Width
(Sakihaba)		2.3cm
Bottom Width
(Motohaba)		1.5cm
Bottom Thickness
(Motokasane)		0.8cm
Top Thickness
(Sakikasane)		0.5cm
KeijoShinogizukuri, mihaba hiroku, kasane atsuku, sori asaku tsuki, gōsō na taikai.
KitaeItame-hada ni mokume majiri, jinie atsuku tsuku.
HamonSuguha kichō ni togari-ba fū no gunome o atama-zoroe ni yaki, ko-nie tsuki, wazuka ni sunagashi kakaru.
BoushiSugu komaru ni kaeru
NakagoUbu, sakiha-agari kurijiri, yasurime katte-sagari, mekugi-ana ichi.
AccessoriesShirasaya; koshirae with kin-urushi mushikui-nuri saya; silver-covered single-piece habaki
DetailsAlthough Onizuka Katsukuni is not listed in swordsmith directories, the inscription on this blade clearly indicates that he was a swordsmith active in Mito during the late Edo period. The phrase "Hachiman-gū shinzen" (before the deity of Hachiman Shrine) likely refers to Mito Hachiman-gū. Tokugawa Nariaki, the 9th lord of the Mito domain, actively promoted weapons production and, in Ansei 4 (1857), established the Shirahatayama-shita Workshop near Mito Hachiman-gū, where he gathered swordsmiths and armorers. Nariaki himself even forged swords under the name "Rekkō."

Further research is needed to learn more about Onizuka Katsukuni, but this piece is a fine example of the robust and powerful style characteristic of Mito blades. It is a valuable example for the study of late-Edo period Mito swordsmiths.
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