{"id":30725,"date":"2026-03-21T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T06:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/product\/30725\/as26026-katana%ef%bc%9aoite-koto-fujiwara-kiyondo-tsukuru-kore-a-day-in-august-keio-2-1866-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T06:27:16","slug":"as26026-katana%ef%bc%9aoite-koto-fujiwara-kiyondo-tsukuru-kore-a-day-in-august-keio-2-1866-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30725\/as26026-katana%ef%bc%9aoite-koto-fujiwara-kiyondo-tsukuru-kore-a-day-in-august-keio-2-1866-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26026 Katana:Oite Koto Fujiwara Kiyondo Tsukuru Kore. A day in August, Keio 2 (1866).(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS26026.<\/p>\n

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token).<\/p>\n

Signature: Oite Koto Fujiwara Kiyondo Tsukuru Kore.
\nA day in August, Keio 2 (1866).
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Shinshinto: Jyo Saku: Musashi.
\n(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
\nThis work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Oite Koto Fujiwara Kiyondo.
\nHabaki: Gold-plated single habaki.
\nBlade Length: 70.3 cm (27.68 in).
\nCurvature: 1.36 cm (0.54 in).
\nMekugi Hole: 1.
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.26 cm (1.28 in).
\nWidth at Yokote: 2.42 cm (0.95 in).
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.61 cm (0.24 in).
\nSword Weight: 770 g.
\nEra: Edo period, around Keio era.
\nShape: Wide mihaba with thick kasane, carved with bohi, and a long kissaki, forming a well-balanced shape.
\nJigane: Well-refined Jigane
\nHamon: Gunome-midare with a slightly rounded appearance; the boshi is midare-komi in the style reminiscent of his master Kiyomaro.<\/p>\n

Features: After Kiyomaro\u2019s death by suicide, it is said that there remained a considerable number of swords he had promised to deliver.
\nKiyondo forged nearly 30 blades to repay these obligations on behalf of his master.
\nThe inscription \u201cOite Koto\u201d carved on the nakago by Kiyondo is extremely rare.
\n\u201cKoto\u201d is another name for Edo (present-day Tokyo).
\nIn any case, his devotion to fulfilling his master\u2019s commitments to the very end is truly admirable.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: Iron tate-maru shaped tsuba with raised rim, signed \u201cKoreichi\u201d.
\nFuchikashira: The kashira is carved with a spiny lobster design with gold iro-e.
\nSaya (Scabbard): Vermilion and black lacquered saya with partial carved texture.
\nMenuki: Large menuki on shakudo nanako ground, carved with \u201cKoreichi\u201d.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: Observing this koshirae evokes the era when Kiyondo created this work.
\nThe menuki is engraved with \u201cKoreichi,\u201d and the large iron tsuba also bears the same signature.
\nThere is no doubt this is a late Edo period work.
\n\u201cKoto\u201d is another name for Edo (present-day Tokyo), used to refer to the city under Tokugawa rule, and seen in works such as Hokusai\u2019s \u201cThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: Mitsui Shop at Suruga-cho in Edo.\u201d
\nIt is also used in cultural contexts connecting Edo to modern Tokyo.
\nThe long kissaki is characteristic of works favored by Kiyomaro, and similarly seen in works by his students Kiyondo and Kurihara Nobuhide.
\nHis lifelong dedication to honoring his master\u2019s promises is deeply moving.
\nAlthough the koshirae is not overly ornate, it carries significant meaning and may well have been made by Kiyondo himself.
\nThere remains a slight initial edge, and the polish is in excellent condition.
\nWe highly recommend preserving this piece together with its koshirae.<\/p>\n

Historical Background: On August 20, Keio 2 (1866), the shogunate announced the mourning of Shogun Iemochi and proclaimed Tokugawa Yoshinobu as successor.
\nThe following day, an edict was issued to suspend the war against Choshu under the pretext of Iemochi\u2019s death.
\nYoshinobu sought to govern through consultation with the daimyo.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.<\/p>\n

Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees.<\/p>\n

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