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Katana Wakizashi

Dai Sho: Gashu Ju Fujiwara Ietada/Mumei

2017/01/03

Dai Sho in Koshirae

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Dai : Katana (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Paper)

Signature: Gashu Ju Fujiwara Ietada

Shinto:Chujyo saku ranking:Wazamono cutting test ranking:Kaga province.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver single habaki.
Blade length : 63.8 cm or 25.11 inches.
Sori : 2.1 cm or 0.82 inches.
Mekugi:2
Width at the hamachi : 3.0 cm or 1.18 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.9 cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Edo period Genna period.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with deep sori and longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame had hadatachi jigane with jinie attach.
Hamon : Konie deck round shaped gunome midair and in Ha, many sunagashi worrk

Special feature : Kashu Ju Fujiwara Ietada was working from the early Edo period and continued several generation.
This sword is first generation who was called Kichibei Jyo and lived at Kanazawa and named Darani.
This Hamon is quite interesting work.
Unfortunately there are some tiny rusts. But there is no problem enjoy looking the blade.

Koshirae : perfect daisy koshirae.(Perfect set of Koshirae)
Tsuba :On the round shaped iron Tsuba, landscape is engraved.
Fuchi:On the syakudo plate, landscape is engraved. kasher :horn.
Saya : black color roar saya.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, some design is engraved with gold color.
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Sho : Wakizashi

Signature: Mumei (Unsigned)

The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver single habaki.
Blade length : 46.8 cm or 18.42 inches.
Sori : 0.8 cm or 0.31 inches.
Mekugi:3
Width at the hamachi : 2.64 cm or 1.03 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.86 cm or 0.73 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with small sori Kanbun style.
Jitetsu :Koitame had well grained with jinie attach
Hamon : Niedeki kogunome with ash work.
Boshi is hakikake style.

Special feature : From this shape, this blade was made around Edo period Kanbun era.

Koshirae : perfect daisy koshirae.(Perfect set of Koshirae)
Tsuba :On the round shaped iron Tsuba, landscape is engraved.
Fuchi:On the syakudo plate, landscape is engraved. kasher :horn.
Saya : black color roar saya.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, some design is engraved with gold color.
Kozuka : On the syakudo plain plate, some design and waves are engraved with gold color.

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Dai : Katana-NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 500,000 JPY-

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