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Wakizashi

Wakizashi : Mutuno kami Fujiwara Kanenobu/Genroku 13nen 2gatu hi

Ordering number : 13353

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae

Signature:Mutuno kami Fujiwara Kanenobu
Genroku 13nen 2gatu hi (1700 February)

The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length : 37.87 cm or 14.9 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi:2
Width at the hamachi : 2.80 cm or 1.1 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.97 cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.58 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Edo period (Genroku era)(1700 February).
Shape : This blade was regular sized Wakizashi.
Jitetsu : Itame hada and Masame hada combined with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Koniedeki suguha with small ashi in hamon.
Boshi is round shape with little hakikake.

Special feature : Mutsu no kami fujiwara Kanenobu was working at Mino province. His sword has a reputation of the cut well sword.
This sword is good quality jigane and also Uramei is precious sword.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the Shakudo plate,Snowflake are engraved with gold color iroe.
Fuchi : On the yamagane plate, flowers are engraved with gold color iroe.
kashira:On the yamagane plate, cricket and flowers are engraved with gold color iroe.
Saya : Aogai chirashi saya (spread tiny blue shell powder).
Menuki : On the shakudo plate, flowers and basket are engraved with gold and suaka cooper iroe.
Kozuka : On the shakudo nanako plate, cricket is engraved with gold color iroe.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price:JPY 300,000-.(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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