AS21161-Dai Sho: Yamashiro Daijyo Fujiwara Kunikane

Dai Sho :

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Dai : Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae
Signature :Yamashiro Daijyo Fujiwara Kunikane　山城大掾藤原国包
These Daisho set of Kunikane not guarantee.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver foiled single habaki.
Blade length :70.0 cm or 27.6inches.
Sori :2.1 cm or 0.83inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.74cm or 1.08 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 0.98 cm or 0.386 inches.
Kasane : 0.6cm or 0.236 inches.
The weight of the sword 615 grams.
Era : Edo period later generation.
Shape : The blade ishape.s wide and thick with deep sori and longer kissaki
nice looking
Jigane :Masame hada well grained with jinie attach chikei work.
Hamon :Suguha hamon, notare mixed from monouchi area to Yokote line,
very active deep nioikuchi . Bo-shi is round shape hakikake.
special feature:The inscription is well cut and produced. Jigane
seems to be genuine if you inadvertently use Masame hada, but
Masame hada is not completely line up and we do not evaluate it
as genuine. However, it is extremely difficult to create a jigane made
by Masame hada, and in modern times only some sword making
craftmen can be created. If you remove the inscription and submit it
to the examination again, you will be able to pass the NBTHK Hozon
Token.

Koshirae : Handashi Koshirae
Saya :black Nishime ji saya.
Tsuba :n the shakudo nanako plate, family crests 8 pieces are engraved.
Menuki : a dragon is engraved with gol color.
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Sho : Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae
Signature :Yamashiro Daijyo Fujiwara Kunikane　山城大掾藤原国包
These Daisho set of Kunikane not guarantee.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver foiled single habaki.
Blade length :48.9 cm or 19.25 inches.
Sori :1.2cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.68cm or 1.055 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.88cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.8 cm or 0.315 inches.
The weight of the sword 450 grams.
Era : Edo period later generation.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with deep sori and longer kissaki.
Jigane :Masame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work.
Hamon :suguha hamon from the middle part, deep nioikuchi suguha
hamon with soft habuchi sunagashi, kinsuji work on both side.

Special feature:The signature is well made and the work is quite well made. Jigane is masam deki hamon, which seems to be genuine by accident,
but unlike Kunikane, it is not a deep hamon of nioikuchi, so it can be
said to be a pseudonym, but the result is good and the inside of the
hamon kinsuji is spectacular.Bo-shi will be Yakizume and Hakikake

Koshirae :Handashi koshirae
Koshirae : Handashi Koshirae
Saya :black Nishime ji saya.
Tsuba :n the shakudo nanako plate, family crests 8 pieces are engraved.
Menuki : a dragon is engraved with gol color.

From Aoi Art : It is a work of Yamashiro Daijyo kunikane (pseudonym) of a large and small set. The inscription is well cut and jigane is well made with Masame hada. The production of Masame hada is very difficult, and in modern times it is limited to Hokke saburo and Gassan school sword makers. If you remove the inscription, you will pass the NBT HK Hozon Token, but you don’t have to bother to remove it.
Depend on the cost and a long term.

Not guarantee.
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.

Dai(Katana)

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Sho(Wakizashi)