Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature:Izumo Daijyo Fujiwara Myo Yoshitake Saku.
(1st generation. Shinto Josaku ranking:Wazamono ranking.)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 76.05 cm or 29.94 inches.
Sori : 1.35 cm or 0.53 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.09 cm or 1.21 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.20 cm or 0.86 inches.
Kasane : 0.74 cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Edo period Tenna era.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick and long with nice sori strong shape.
Jitetsu :Itame hada well grained with jinie attach nice jigane.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midare and kogunome midare mixed.
In Ha, there are many ashi and sunagashi and also small kinsuji work.

Special feature : He was a son of Horikawa Kunitake whose name is Kawade Ichidaiyu.
He was a son of the Horikawa Kunitake who’s master Horikawa kunihiro. Kunihiro was a descendant of the Sanjyo Yoshinori.
He moved from Kyoto to Edo.
His swords are well reputation of nice cut well sword.
The sword is long and quite healthy blade and fantastic work and nice Jigane.

Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shaped iron plate, Ume tree are engraved open work.
Fuchikashira :On the iron plate, grapes are engraved with gold and silver color.
Saya : black roiro saya.
Menuki : Flowers are engraved on the shakudo plate.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.