Sources

Sources

Studies

1. Markus Sesko, “Kantei 4 – Yamashiro #15: Rai (来) School 1” (Kuniyoshi and Kuniyuki)

Official records and museums

1. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: 太刀〈銘国行／〉 (tachi mei Kuniyuki), the “Akashi Kuniyuki”
2. Kyūshū National Museum, ColBase: 太刀 銘 国行 (tachi mei Kuniyuki), F77
3. Kyoto National Museum, list of works of 「京のかたな」 (Kyō no katana), 2018

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

1. 来国行 (Rai Kuniyuki), Kotobank (Daijisen, Nihon kokugo daijiten and Nihon jinmei daijiten)
2. 来派 (Rai-ha), Japanese Wikipedia
3. 明石国行 (Akashi Kuniyuki), Japanese Wikipedia
4. 日本刀一覧 (Nihontō ichiran), Japanese Wikipedia

Image credits

1. The “Akashi Kuniyuki”: point, nakago and whole blade (akashi-kuniyuki-tres-vistas.jpg)

   文化財保護委員会 (Bunkazai Hogo Iinkai, Committee for the Protection of Cultural Properties), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

2. The “Akashi Kuniyuki” at the Japanese Sword Museum (akashi-kuniyuki-vitrina.jpg)

   SLIMHANNYA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

3. Tachi 国行 (Kuniyuki) in the Tokyo National Museum (tachi-kuniyuki-vitrina.jpg)

   Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

4. Tachi 国行 (Kuniyuki) of the Kyūshū National Museum, on both sides and its nakago (colbase-tachi-kyuhaku-*.jpg)

   Kyūshū National Museum, via ColBase; free use with acknowledgement of the source.