Higo Kuniyasu Katana with Nbthk Hozon Certificate
Mounted In Shirasaya and very nice Koshirae
Excellent well forged blade with Beautiful Hamon
KUNIYASU (国康), 1st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Settsu – “Higo no Kami Kuniyasu” (肥後守国康), “Kanbe
Higo no Kami Kuniyasu” (神戸肥後守国康), real name Kobayashi Genzaemon (小林源左衛門), third son of the 1st
gen. Kunisuke (国助), like Kunisuke he worked first in Kanbe (神戸) in Ise province but moved later to Ōsaka, his
workmanship is similar to that of the 2nd gen. Kunisuke, kobushigata-chōji, also a gunome with ō-midare or a suguha, also a
narrow sugu-yakidashi can appear, ō-wazamono, jō-saku
