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Early Shinto period wakizashi - Fujiwara Yukinaga
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Blade
type |
Wakizashi |
|
Blade length (nagasa) |
51.0
cm / 20.1 inches |
| Blade
shape (sugata) |
Shinogi-zukuri |
|
Thickness mune-machi |
0.65
cm / 0.26 inches |
| Width
mune-machi |
3.0
cm / 1.2 inches |
|
Thickness yokote |
0.4
cm / 0.2 inches |
| Width
yokote |
2.0
cm / 0.8 inches |
| Curvature
(sori) |
1.0
cm / 0.4 inches |
| Mune
type |
Ihori |
| Grain
structure (jihada) |
Ko-mokume / Itame |
| Temper
line (hamon) |
Suguha |
| Kissaki
type |
Chu-Kissaki |
| Boshi
type |
Yakizume |
| Activities
(hataraki) |
Nie, Nioi, Sunagashi |
| Tang
type (nakago) |
Ubu |
| Nakago
length |
17.8
cm / 7.0 inches |
| Nakago-jiri |
Kuri-jiri |
| Yasurime |
Sujikai |
| Mekugi-ana
# |
2 |
| Mei |
FUJIWARA YUKINAGA |
| Period |
Early Shinto |
| Koshirae |
Shirasaya |
Comment |
There
were several swordmiths that signed Fujiwara Yukinaga in the Fujiwara
Takada school. Fujiwara Takada school worked in Bungo province and the
smiths that signed Yukinaga were active between 1573 and 1668. Hawleys
lists them with a 15 - 50 points rating. However I am not sure which
one of these smiths made this sword. The sword has no papers but I am
pretty sure that it is a genuine signature as Bungo Takeda swords were
usually not faked.
The Bungo Takada school was originally founded by Tomoyuki in the
Nanbokucho period and prospered especially in the Shinto period.
The blade is in very good condition and has a nice original japanese polish. It comes with
a nice silver foil covered copper habaki in a good shirasaya. This
sword can be enjoyed as is and there is absolutely no need to invest in
a restoration project for this blade. |
| Price |
SOLD |
 
 
   
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