AS21114 Katana:Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada

Ordering number:AS21114
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature :　Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada
和泉守藤原国貞　

Fujishiro Toko Jiten:　Shinto:Jyo Jyo Saku:Oo wazamono cutting test:Settu.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Gold foiled double habaki and silver single Habaki.
Blade length :　69.7　cm or 27.44 inches.
Sori : 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches.
Mekugi : 　3
Width at the hamachi : 2.94 cm or 1.15 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.98cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches.
The weight of the sword: 705grams.
Era : Edo period Kanei era
Shape : Regular width and thickness Suriage Machiokuri Katana.
The signature remains completely.
Jigane : Ko Itame Hada well grainend with Jinie attach.
Hamon :Nie Deki, Gunome Midare with thick Nioikuchi.
In the Ha, there are Sunagashi.

Special feature: Izumi (No) Kami Kunisada the First, He is known as the father of a famous swordsmith Inoue
Shinkai. Usually this Kunisada 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 was approved as the Izumi (No) Kami in 1623. He　passed away in 1652.

Koshirae :
Tsuba:Mokko-shaped Shakudo Tsuba, Manji and Inome are engraved with openwork.
Saya :Kuro-roiro Saya, Shark-skin patterns are engraved with Urushi.
Fuchikashira:Shakudo-Nanako plate, Shishi dog and peony are engraved with gold and silver color.
Menuki : Shishi dog is engraved with gold color.

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