AS17677-Katana: Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada

AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo Hozon Token
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyou saku ranking.
The blade was polished by the high ranking polisher.
Habaki : Silver single habaki.
Blade length : 70.7 cm or　27.83　inches.
Sori: 1.0cm or　0.39　inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.82cm or 1.11　inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.1cm or 0.82　inches.
Kasane : 0.62 cm or 0.24 inches.
The weight of the sword 730 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.1661.
Shape: The blade is about 9cm Yuriage and Machiokuri long nakago.
The blade is small sori Kanbun shape and regular thickness Bo-shi.
Jigane: Koitame Hada well grained with Jinie attach beautiful fine Osaka　texture.
Hamon: Konie Deki with thick Nioiguchi deep gnome and choji Midare　Hamon
Bo-shi is notare and round shape Yakizume style.

Special feature: This is a fine work of Izumi (No) Kami Kunisada the First.
He is known as the father of a famous swordsmith Inoue Shinkai.
Usually, Kunisada 1st is called Oya-Kunisada.
Oya means “parent” in Japanese. Kunisada the First was born in 1590
in Hyuga province, present Miyazaki pref.
He became a pupil of Horikawa Kunihiro at Kyoto.
Kunisada went to Osaka and trained many excellent pupils.
It has been an accepted opinion that he was the founder of Osaka-Shinto.
Kunisada has approved as the Izumi (No) Kami in 1623.
He passed away in 1652.
Kunisada forged this one around the Kan-ei era that was the most active
and substantial period in his life. Another piece forged
in the same period approved a Juyo-bijutsu-hin, an important art object.

Koshirae: wonderful.
Saya: Black Roiro Saya with a family crest with gold color.
Tsuba: Round shape Shakudo Tsuba, two horses are engraved with gold color.
Fuchi: Shakudo, tool of well are engraved with gold color.
Kashira: Shakudo, two persons are engraved with gold color.
Menuki: horsetail is engraved with gold color.
Kojiri: Iron plate, dragon is engraved with gold color.
Kogai: Shakudo Nanako, a monkey pulling a horse is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: Kunisada, the father of Inoue Shinkai, is ahis father Kunisada.
He has produced numerous works. His first-generation Kawachi Kami Kurisuke was
trained in Osaka.
It is believed that he was a fairly close friend, and he produces works with similar
areas. Although this work has been slid up by about 9 cm, the signature remains
completely and the Jigane is a small-grained skin and a small Mokube hada.
The Jigane is well packed and it becomes a splendid smalltime texture and the blade
the pattern is a splendid work that reminds us of the second generation Shinkai, which
makes deep Nioiguchi nice Habuchi.
The work has a deep scent and is a wonderful work that became the basis of Inoue Shinkai.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Aoi Art Token whole
Oshigata.