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Wakizashi: Mutsu no kami Fujiwara Kuranaga

2017/02/22

Wakizashi in Koshirae

Signature: Mutsu no kami Fujiwara Kuranaga

shinto:Cyujyo saku ranking:Wazamono cuting test ranking:Ise province.
The blade was polished.
habaki:syakudo single habaki.
Blade length : 40.4 cm or 15.90 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi : 2.96 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.42 cm or 0.95 inches.
Kasane : 0.64 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Edo period Enpo era.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with good meat healthy blade.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach beautiful texture.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha with kasha work.

Special feature : Mutu no kami Fujiwara Kuranaga was younger brother of the Yamashiro Kami Toshinaga.
The blade is mentioned as cut well sword(wazamono cut well sword)

Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the lotus leaved, some designe are engraved with gold color. Echizen Kinsai saki.
Fuchikashira :On the shibuichi plate, wise men are engraved. Sekijyoken Motozane.
Saya : kawarinuri saya.
Menuki : catfish Komino school.
Kozuka : On the iron plate, some autumn flowers and wild goose are engraved with gold color and syakudo plaate.
Kogatana : mumei

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 250,000 JPY-

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