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Katana: Kouzuke Kami Fujiwara (Jyumyo)

Ordering number : 12326

Katana in Koshirae

Signature:Kouzuke Kami Hujiwara (Jyumyo)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 70.1 cm or 27.59 inches.
Sori : 1.3 cm or 0.51 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.73 cm or 1.07 inches.
Width at the Kissaki :1.80 cm or 0.70 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches.
Weight of only blade: around
Weight of blade and Tsuka and Tsuba (without Saya): around
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is regular sized suriage mumei style.
Jitetsu :Itame had well grained with jinie attach.
Hamon : niedeki gunome midair notareba mixed and Togari gunome midare conviined .
Boshi is round shape with hakikake style yakisage deep.

Special feature : Kouzuke Kami Hujiwara (Jyumyo) was working at Mino province
Shimizu. He said the the blade is called zishikiri(cut the stone)
At that period, his sword had high reputation cut well sword.
Also the signature is Jyumyo which means long life.
So ,many samurai and high ranking samurai presented as gift or present to celebration ceremony and
other purpose.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the oval iron tuba, a drgon is engraved.
Fuchikashira :On the syakudo plate, waves are engraved.
Saya : Inro kizami and kizami saya with black roar saya.
Menuki : flying biers are engraved by syakudo plate.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price:¥220,000-
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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