AS21293-Katana: Banshu Ju Fujiwara Fujishige first generation.

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(Consignment Sale)
Signature :　Banshu Ju Fujiwara Fujishige first generation.
cutting test: Kansei 12kan e saru Sai 4gatsu □□Do Ochi No.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Gold foiled and syakudo double habaki.
Blade length :　69.6　cm or 27.40 inches.
Sori :1.3cm or 0.51 inches.
Mekugi : 　1
Width at the hamachi : 3.19cm or 1.25 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.31cm or 0.90 inches.
Kasane : 0.8cm or 0.31 inches.
The weight of the sword: 755 grams.
Era : Edo period Kansei 12.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with deep sori and middle kissaki and engraved bo-hi on both sides of the blade.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach nice clear Jigane.
Hamon :From the hamachi, suguha hamon and then active gunome midare From the monouchi area to kissaki, very active hamon up and down, in hamon, sunagashi and long Kinsuji work.

Special feature:In the work of Bansyu Jyu Fujiwara Ujishige (first generation), the signature part is not named 氏繁but is named氏重 Although it is usually called Bansyu Tegarayama, this work is also valuable as a rare material with Bansyu Jyu Fujiwara Ujishige.

From Aoi Art: Shinpachi Nagakura owned Bansyu Jyu Tegarayama Ujishige and is the leader of the 2nd division of the Shinsengumi, and is a famous sword master along with Souji Okita and Hajime Saito. The famous sword that Nagakura loved was Tegarayama Ujishige. In the Ikedaya incident, he took this Tegarayama ujishige and entered Ikedaya with Souji Kondo, and Shinpachi Nagakura fought until his sword broke while suffering a deep wound on his left wrist. It is said that it was. In this work, the cut inscription is left in red on the back of the stem. 　　　
Kansei TwelveKanoe Saru April □□ Torso Ochiyuki (Ju Ming)
In my opinion, I have never seen a work with such a function in the blade, and I am overwhelmed by sunagashi and Kinsuji in the blade.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token (NBTHK Hozon paper)
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.