AS21532-Katana: Noshu Ju Fujiwara Nagasada

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon paper)(consignment sale)
Signature :　Noshu Ju Fujiwara Nagasada
Ansei 5 Nen 8 Gansu Kichijitsu
濃州住藤原永貞　

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs toJyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki:　Gold foiled single Habaki.
Blade length : 69.0 cm or 27.10 inches.
Sori :0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi: 3.08cm or 1.21 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.21cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.7cm or 0.27 inches.
The weight of the sword 780 grams.
Era : End of Edo period Ansei 5th 1858
Shape: Wide and thick sword with longer Kissaki.
Jigane: Ko-Itame-Hada well grained, Jinie attached.
Hamon : Niedeki Ko-Gunome-Midare. Ashi, Nijuba, Sunagashi, Kinsuji worked.

Special feature: Noshu Ju Fujiwara Nagasada was born in 1809 at Mino
province. Some of his swords were engraved Okachiyama mountain so maybe he made swords here. He also made swords around Iseda-
maru, Edo-Aoyama. He is Mino school sword smith but his skills is
high ranking and made sword same as Soshu Naoe Shizu.

From Aoi Art: This sword was copied Naoe-Shizu, the Hamon is arranged intentionally so the original Hamon, Sunagashi and Kinsuji does not appear clearly. If we polish the sword again, it will be more beautiful a lot.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.