Ordering number: 06004
Signature: Geishu Ju Fujiwara Kanesaki.
Kambun 5 Nen 2 Gatsu Kichijitsu.
The blade is polished, with a gold foiled habaki, in a shirasaya. Dr. Kanzan Sato wrote the saya-gaki in summer 1961.
Blade length: 68.５cm or 27inches.
Sori: 1.3cm or 0.51inch.
Width at the hamachi: 3.12cm or 1.23inches.
Width of the kissaki:2.16 cm or 0.85 inches.
Thickness at the hamachi:0.855cm or 0.34inch.
Era: Edo period. Kanbun era (February 1665.)
Shape:The blade is rather wide and longer
Kissaki(point) nice looking shape.
Jitetsu: Itame hada(wood brock pattern) well tempered with much Jinie
attach and on the Ji, many Chikei work. It is easy to see the Jigane forged
mark.
Hamon: Nie deki Gunome midare hamon deeper Nioikuchi.
This Kanesaki was called Imamura Hanzaemon and lived in Hiroshima .
One of his sword was made the signature like that Kanesaki made this sword
at under the Hiroshima casstle.
Dr Kanzan Sayagaki says that This sword was made Geisyu
Insyu Jyu Fujiwara Kanesaki Kanbun 4 Nen " gatsu kichijitsu deki
Mezurashiku Ko-siryo nari
Hacyo 2 syaku 3 sun 5bu Ari Syowa 36 nen Seika Kichijitu Kanzan si.
Meaning:Insyu Jyu Kanesaki This sword was made at Geisyu(Hiroshima prefecture)
Kanbbun 5 Nen Feburualy Lucky day.
This sword is very rare and good data and wrote the Sayagaki 1961 in the
heigth of summer lucky day.
Kanzan wrote this sword on his diary.
