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Katana:Mutsu Aizu Jyu Fujiwara Michitoki 6th generation

Ordering number : 11327 (Consignment sale)
Dai : Katana in Shirasaya, with Koshirae.

Signature: Mutsu Aizu Jyu Fujiwara Michitoki 6th generation.
NBTHK Tokubetsu kicyo token. (guarantee NBTHK Hozon paper)

The blade was polished by good polisher.
Blade length : 69.7 cm or 27.44 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.0 cm or 1.18 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.1 cm or 0.82 inches.
Kasane : 0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
Weight of only blade : 790g
Era : Late Edo period Tenpo era.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame had well grained with jinie attach.
Hamon : Koniedeki and nioideki mixed gunome midair.
In hamon, there are many ash, sunagashi and kinsuji work.
The hamon is very bright.

Special feature : Mutsu Aizu Jyu Fujiwara Michitoki 6th generation was a student of the Miyoshi nagamichi who was well known sword maker at Aizu province.
The sword was made at Tenpo era and also a student of the Syoken Motooki.
The sword is bright hamon and good condition without kiss and flow.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shaped syakudo plate, some maple leaved are engraved.
Fuchikashira :On the syakudo plain plate, autumn leaves are engraved.
Saya : red colored inro kizami saya.
Menuki : 2 shish dogs are engraved with gold color.
Historical background : Daimyo Mizuno tried to reform for Tokugawa family political reform ,cutoff clean up,Luxurious prohibition and price reduction but failed this reform by marchant, farmers and also other Daimyo.

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Sho : Wakizashi in Shirasaya, with Koshirae.

Signature: Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada 1st generation.
NBTHK Tokubetsu kicyo token. (guarantee NBTHK Hozon paper)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 47.5 cm or 18.70 inches.
Sori : 0.8 cm or 0.31 inches.
Mekugi : 3
Width at the hamachi : 2.85 cm or 1.12 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.98 cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.61 cm or 0.24 inches.
Weight of only blade : 484g
Era :Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is slightly suriage and machiokuri shape.
The blade is wide and thick with nice sori.
Jitetsu :koitame had well grained with jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair and cyoji midair mixed with deep nioikuchi.
In Hamon, there are many ash and sunagashi also kinsuji scatter.

Special feature : As he was a father of the Inoue Shinkai, he was called Oya kunisada.
He was born Yensyo 18 year at Hyuga in Kyusyu.
He meved to Kyoto and studied from Kunihiro who was a same province and at Genna 9th year, he moved to Oosaka.
He was working with his friend first generation Kawachi Kami Kunisuke.
His subjects are quite similar with Kunisuke's hamon.
This blade is very active gunome midair and cyoji midair hamon .
The blade is good condition without Kizu and flow.

Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shaped syakudo plate, some maple leaved are engraved.
Fuchikashira :On the syakudo plain plate, autumn leaves are engraved.
Saya : red colored inro kizami saya.
Menuki : 2 shish dogs are engraved with gold color.
Kozuka : On the syakudo nanako plate, some plant and flower are engraved with gold color.
Kogatana : Jyumyo shinto period.
Historical background: Daimyo Mizuno tried to reform for Tokugawa family political reform ,cutoff clean up,Luxurious prohibition and price reduction but failed this reform by marchant, farmers and also other Daimyo.

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NBTHK Tokubetsu kicyo token. (guarantee NBTHK Hozon paper)
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 1,500,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 1,470,000-.(Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)

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