Wakizashi:Izumo Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake (first generation)

Ordering number : AS21369
Wakizashi in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Izumo Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake (first generation)
Shotoku Gen Kanoto U nen 8 Gatsu hi
出雲守藤原吉武 初代

Explanation: Izumi Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake first generation made this sword in the Edo period Shotoku first year August.

Shinto: Jyo saku: Wazamono: Musashi
(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 by one of the highest polisher.
Habaki : Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length : 56.4cm or 22.20 inches.
Sori :1.82 cm or 0.71 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 4.03cm or 1.58 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.67 cm or 1.05 inches.
Kasane : 0.855cm or 0.33 inches.
The weight of the sword 825 grams.
Era : Edo period Shotoku era Shotoku 1st year Kamoto(1711) very healthy wakizashi with Ubuha! It is a healthy work that touches the surface of clams.
Jigane : Itame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work.
Shinogiji: Itame hada and Masame hada mixed.
Hamon :Nie deki, Nioikuchi’s deep Suguha, notare, Yo and Ash softly enter
around Nijyu hamon Bo-shi rounded like a single piece and big
Yakisage.

special feature:Izumi Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake is a child of Horikawa

Kunitake and is called Kawate Ichidayu and moved to Edo from Kyoto.
He initially called Izumo Daijyo and later Izumi Kami.
This work can be said to be a masterpiece sword work as seen in
Hojyouji Masahiro of the Edo Hojoji school.
From Aoi Bijyutsu:This work is a masterpiece of Izumi Kami Fujiwara
Yoshitake, and is a magnificent work with a wide width of 4.03 cm and
a thick kasane. Also, Uramei from Syotoku August, Gannen Kanotou
nen Hachigatsuhi is also valuable. Jigane is wonderful, and Hamon also
has a deep suguha of Nioikuchi, and the work of the blade is
verflowing, and it feels like seeing Ho-jyoji Masahiro’s masterpiece even
while following the style of Ho-jyoji school.
It is a solid work, and the goodness of Jigane is brought out by top
polishing, and the function of hamon is the same.
It is a work that overwhelms the viewer and is considered to be
Yoshitake’s hard-working work with Nengo, and it rarely appears, so it
can be said that it is a work that I definitely recommend.

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