AS21756 Wakizashi :Musashi Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka

Ordering number: AS21756

Wakizashi in Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature :　Musashi Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka
武蔵守藤原兼中　

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku, Jyo saku, and regular saku)
This sword belongs toJyo Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki:　copper single single habaki.
Blade length: 54.4 cm or 21.4inches.
Sori: 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.95 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 1.01cm or 0.39inches.
Kasane: 0.72 cm or 0.28inches.
The weight of the sword: 520grams.
Era: Edo period Tenna.
Shape: The blade is rather long and wide and thick with longer kissalki,
Jigane:Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach clean nice texture.
Hamon:The Hamon looks like 3 bonsugi style niedeki sunagashi aand
kinsuji work and roud style Boshi.

Special Feature:Musashi Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka was working at Echizen
and nice clear Jigane and immitated Kanemoto.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Round iron Tsuba. Bamboo and tiger are engraved.
Fuchi: Shakudo Nanako plate, Kiri-Mon is engraved graved with gold color.
Kashira: Shakudo plate with pattern.
Menuki: Gourd and brance are engraved with gold color.
Kojiri: Shakudo plate.
Kurikata: Shakudo plate with gold wrap.

From Aoi Art: There are a lot of sword smiths who tried to copy Kanemoto
2nd generation and this Kanenaka also is one of them. This
sword was made from high quality iron and Hamon is Ko-
Itame-Hada. Saya is also good one, it was used shark skin.
We strongly recommend you this kanenaka blade with
Koshirae.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.Ayaka Tsuruta