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Katana : Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada/Kanbun 3 Nen 3 Gatsu 16 Hi Futatsu Do Saidan.

Ordering number : 14368 (Consignment sale)

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature : Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada (2nd generation) (Inoue Shinkai)
Kanbun 3 Nen 3 Gatsu 16 Hi Futatsu Do Saidan.

shinto : Saijyo saki (the best wordsmith in Shinto periodz)
The blade was not polished.(We will ask the good polisher to polish the sword and hand it over to you.)
Blade length : 75.2 cm or 29.60 inches.
Sori : 0.8 cm or 0.32 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.04 cm or 1.2 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.11 cm or 0.83 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Edo period circa Kanbun
Shape : The blade is suriage and Machiokiri style about 10 cm and on both sides of the blade has Bo-Hi and
the blade is regular size with small sori which is called Kanbun shape.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attach wonderful texture.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair and cyiji midare mixed.

Special feature : He succeeded his fatht's Hamon.
He made hutosugu later on.
At first time He made sword of his father's hamon but later on,
he changed his hamon to Sosyu den style like Sa, Shizu style.
The difference of the signature first or second generation is the signature of Kami.
First generation Kami is right under position but 2nd generation Shikai 's is direct to down part.
On the back, Kinzogan mei added.
Kanbun 3rd March 16th 2 Do cut the body Saidanmei.
This sword got the Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 1,950,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 1,911,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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