Special features : Izumino kami Fujiwara Kunisada was swordsmith in Settsu province.
The clan continued 3 generation from Kan-ei era to Genroku era.

Kunisada the 1st was born in 1590 in Hyuga province, present Miyazaki pref.
He became a pupil of Horikawa Kunihiro at Kyoto. Kunisada went to Osaka and trained many excellent pupils.
It has been an accepted opinion that he was the founder of Osaka-Shinto.
Kunisada was approved as the Izumi (No) Kami in 1623. He passed away in 1652.
The Kunisada the 1st is known as the father of a famous swordsmith Inoue Shinkai.
And usually he is called Oya-Kunisada. (Oya means parent in Japanese.)

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Appraisal Quiz #27 (12.26.2008)

Who made this sword do you think ?

Hint:

Blade length : 70.4 cm or 27.71 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.70 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi :2.97 cm or 1.16 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.90 cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.60 cm or 0.23 inches.

Shape : This blade is regular sized Katana with deep Sori.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with Jinie attach
Hamon : Niedeki , Suguha around the Hamachi, and change to
mix of Gunome midare and Dai Gunome midare.
In Ha, there are Much Ashi and Sunagashi.

Special features : Yasurime is Katte Sagari.
Nakago is Kakumine.

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