Ordering number : 08383
Katana in Shirasaya
Signature: Shinano no kami Fujiwara Nobuyoshi (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Oite Rakuyo motte Nanbantetu Tsukuru
The blade was polished .
Blade length : 66.7 cm or 26.25 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.70 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.12 cm or 1.22 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.06 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.74 cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Edo period Enpo era.
Shape : Both sides of the blade has Bo-Hi engraved.
The blade is rather wide and thick with regular sori which looks nice shape.
Jitetsu :Itame hada well grained with jinie attach and become nice jigane.
Hamon : From the hamachi area, suguha hamon and then gunome midare hamon.
In Ha, there are many sunagashi and small kinsuji work.
Special feature : Nobuyoshi forged sword in Yamashiro province.
There were two generations. The First mainly worked circa Shoho era, mid-seventeenth century and the Second, born as Takai Kinsaburo was mainly worked Empo era, late seventeenth century,and he also lived in Osaka.
This sword was forged with Nanbantetsu (imported western iron.)
It was very precious at that time.
This blade is nice looking nice active hamon especially many sunagashi scatter.
NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
