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Wakizashi

Signature : Echizenjyu Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna

2017/01/03

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature : Echizenjyu Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna
Motte Nanban tetsu Utsuno

Shinto : Cyusaku ranking : Echizen province.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 47.1 cm or 18.54 inches.
Sori : 1.1 cm or 0.43 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.95 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.03 cm or 0.79 inches.
Kasane : 0.61 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick healthy blade.
Jitetsu : Itame had and mokume had mixed with jinie attach nice jigane.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha with kasha.Boshi is round shape.

Special feature : Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna was working at Echizen province and moved to Edo. His name was Tahei Jyo.
His name is not so famous but well known cut well sword.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the round Tsuba, dragons and leaves are engraved and also the rim wea engraved. Nanban Tsuba.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo plate, doragon is engraved.
Saya : Black ishimeji style nice saya.
Menuki : A dragon is engraved by copper plate,
Kijiri : Nanban style iron plate engraved some design.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 300,000-.


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