AS25709 Wakizashi：(Ichiyo Aoi-mon) Mondo no Sho Fujiwara Masakiyo (Signed on behalf of Masamori)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25709

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: (Ichiyo Aoi-mon) Mondo no Sho Fujiwara Masakiyo (Signed on behalf of Masamori)
(一葉葵紋)主水正藤原正清(正盛代銘)

Sayagaki: Aoi-mon: Mondo no Sho Fujiwara Masakiyo
Made around 1723
Both jigane and hamon are excellent, and the workmanship is favorable.
Blade length: 1 shaku 7 sun 8 bu 5 rin
Auspicious day of February, 2024 (Reiwa 6, Year of the Dragon)
Written by Bizan(Kao)
Shinto: O-wazamono: Jyojyo Saku: Satsuma
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mondo no Sho Fujiwara Masakiyo.
Habaki: Single-layered silver habaki
Blade Length: 1 shaku 7 sun 8 bu 5 rin – 54.0 cm (21.26 in)
Curvature: 4 bu 5 rin – 1.36 cm (0.54 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.15 cm (1.24 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.30 cm (0.91 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.65 cm (0.26 in)
Sword Weight: 555 grams
Era: Mid Edo period, around 1716 (Kyōhō era)
Shape:A solid work with wide mihaba, thick kasane, and an extended kissaki.
Jigane:Well-forged ko-itame hada, with clearly visible texture.
Hamon:Gonome-midare with a hint of notare, and a boshi that turns in with irregularity.

Features: Mondo no Sho Fujiwara Masakiyo, also known as Miyagawa Seiemon, was a student of Sozaemon Masafusa. His original name was Kiyotaka.
He interacted with swordsmiths across various provinces during the Kyōhō period and was selected, along with Ippei Yasushiro, in the first month of 1721 (Kyōhō 6), to forge a sword for Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune.
For this achievement, he was granted the right to engrave the Ichiyo Aoi crest.
He passed away on June 6, 1730 (Kyōhō 15) at the age of 66.

Koshirae: Han-dachi style
Tsuba: Circular openwork tsuba
Fuchikashira and Kojiri: Iron fittings
Saya (Scabbard): Glossy black lacquered saya
Kozuka: Iron base with family crest in gold inlay
Menuki: Shakudo with floral motif in gold inlay

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata