Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature : Dewa Daijyo Fujiwara Kunimichi
Manji 2nen 8gatu Kichijitu

Shinto : Yamashiro province:Jyojyo saku ranking:Wazamono cutting test ranking.

The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold double foiled habaki.
Blade length : 62.72 cm or 24.69 inches.
Sori : 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.66 cm or 1.04 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.85 cm or 0.72 inches.
Kasane : 0.58 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Edo Manji period.
Shape : The blade is regular size with small sori and longer kisaki which is Kaei style.
Jitetsu : Itame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work.
Hamon : Niedeki deep nioikuchi gunome midare and sansaku boshi(noter and turns back) like Shizu style.

Special feature : Kunimichi was one of the top ranking student of the Kunihiro. He spent long life . So he made a lot of swords and easy to see regularly.
Generally his subjects are Itame hada and visible to see the texture with a lot of nie and chikei.
He adore Shizu and Sa, so his subject generality looks like Shizu style.
Elegant and activities in Ha with Kinsuji and sunagashi and so on.
I think He came from Mino province Kanemichi school with Echu kami Masatoshi, Kinmichi, Yoshimichi.
There are many friends like Kunitomo, first generation Kunisuke and Kunisada under the Kunihiro school.
This sword has small kizu on the Ji but not serious.
The sword accompanied with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.
The blade has Uramei (Nengo Manji 2 Nen 8 Gatsu kichijitsu)which very precious.

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