AS25165 Katana: Mumei (Unsigned)(Ko-Fujishima)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Katana(Naginata-Naoshi) in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)
Signature: Mumei (Ko [old] Fujishima, 古藤島)

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works attributed to Mumei (Ko　Fujishima).

Habaki: Single-layered copper.
Blade Length: 71.5 cm (28.12in)
Curvature: 2.7 cm (1.1in)
Mekugi Holes: 3
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.12 cm (1.23 in)
Thickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.92 cm (0.36 in)
Sword Weight: 785 grams

Era: Nanbokucho peirod, 14th century
Shape: wide blade with deep curveture. A sword that has been modified from a naginata.
Jigane: Koitame hada with Jinie attache and faint Utsuri.
Hamon: Nioi base Gunome midare with Sunagashi and Kinsuji.

Features: The Fujishima school flourished after Fujishima Tomoshige moved from Yamato to Echizen.
This piece is believed to date from the late Kamakura period to the Nanbokucho period, and it resembles the works of Yoshikage and Motoshige.
It features a dignified shape with an impressively extended kissaki

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata