AS24155 Spear: Kaga no Kuni Ju Fujiwara Ietada (First Generation, Kichibei no Jō)

Spear: Shirasaya with Koshirae

Signature: Kaga no Kuni Ju Fujiwara Ietada (First Generation, Kichibei no Jō)
賀州住藤原家忠(初代 吉兵衞尉)

Shinto: Wazamono: Jyo Saku: Kaga
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyo Saku among the works by Ietada.

Total Length of Koshirae: 177 cm (≈ 69.69 inches)
Length of Tsuka (Handle) Only: 162 cm (≈ 63.78 inches)
Blade Length: 11.8 cm (4.65 in)
Curvature: 0.0 cm (0.00 in)
Mekugi Hole: 2
Width at Base (Motohaba): 1.91 cm (0.75 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 1.07 cm (0.42 in)
Sword Weight: 125 g
Era: Edo period, around the Hōei era
Shape: Short triangular spear
Jigane: Ko-itame hada, well-forged and of excellent quality.
Hamon: Deeply nioiguchi gunome-midare pattern on both sides, with round return and long turn-back along the shinogi. On the reverse side, gunome-midare with pointed boshi that returns.

Features: Fujiwara Ietada of Kaga Province was active around the Kan’ei era in the Edo period. He was known as Kichibei no Jō and belonged to the “Dharani” school.

Koshirae:
Tsuka (Handle): Red lacquer with scattered ao-gai (blue shell inlay)
Saya (Scabbard): Ishimeji-style (stone-textured) lacquer finish

Aoi Art’s Comment:
This is a small triangular spear with a gunome-midare hamon featuring a deeply nioiguchi. The ashi are well-defined, and the boshi is pointed, forming a heart-like gunome-midare that returns along the shinogi. This is a well-made piece that we highly recommend.

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