Kunitoshi

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Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2007-05-14 19:13

國俊

初代

◯ 正応︱山城

Rai Kunitoshi (1st gen)

Signatures:

来源國俊作

rai minamoto kunitoshi saku

来國俊作

rai kunitoshi saku

来源國俊

rai minamoto kunitoshi

源来國俊

minamoto rai kunitoshi

来孫太郎作

rai magotarō saku

ID/Name	Type	Mei	Year	Ref
0000-0035 Torikai Kunitoshi	Tachi	國俊 kunitoshi		NN-2-10-20 NK-2-12 MH-32
0000-0036 Yūki Rai Kunitoshi	Tanto			NN-2-10-21
0000-0329	Tachi	来國俊 rai kunitoshi		NK-2-F18 NN-2-1-19
0000-0415	Other	来國俊 rai kunitoshi		NN-2-1-20
0000-0417	Tanto	来國俊 rai kunitoshi		NN-2-1-21 NK-2-60
0000-0537	Tanto	来國俊 rai kunitoshi
0000-0538	Tanto	来國俊 rai kunitoshi
0000-0540	Katana
0000-0543	Katana
0000-0775	Katana	来國俊 rai kunitoshi
0000-1157	Tachi	来國俊 rai kunitoshi
0000-1265	Katana
0000-0414	Tachi	来孫太郎作 rai magotarō saku 花押正応五年辰八月十三日 (kakihan) shoō 5 nen (x) tatsu 8 gatsu 13 hi	1292	NN-2-1-18
0000-0440 Hotarumaru	Tachi	来國俊 rai kunitoshi 永仁五年三月日 einin 5 nen 3 gatsu hi	1297	NN-1-1-18
0000-0547	Tachi	来國俊 rai kunitoshi 正和二二年十月三日歳七十五 showa 4 nen 10 gatsu mikka toshi 75	1315	NK-2-62
0000-0416	Tanto	来國俊 rai kunitoshi 正和五年十一月日 showa 5 nen 11 gatsu hi	1316	NN-2-1-22
0000-0546	Tanto	来國俊 rai kunitoshi 文保二年七月 bunpō 2 nen 7 gatsu	1318	NK-2-61 K298
0000-0548	Tachi	来源國俊作 rai minamoto kunitoshi saku 元応三年正月日 genō 3 nen shōgatsu hi	1321	NK-2-63
0000-0542	Tachi	来國俊 rai kunitoshi 元京二年 genkō ni nen	1322

The "master Kunitoshi". There are 2 different theories:

1) Kunitoshi of Rai school had a very long career. He changed his style, sugata and signature arnound Shōō, leaving two distinct work periods.

2) There were two different swordsmiths.

The most popular theory is that there was only one smith (theory 1) and Nihonto Club notes are based on this theory.

This record represents works of the late period (known as Rai Kunitoshi). Early period (so called Niji Kunitoshi) is explained here.

Born Ninji 1st (1240). He died in Kōei 3rd (1345) [1].

Niji Kunitoshi's hada doesn't have masame, while Rai Kunitoshi's does [2].

Famous Swords in Japanese History, Yamanaka, Albert , Nihonto Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1-6, (1968)
Swordsmith, Yamanaka, Albert , Nihonto Newsletter, (1968)