Ordering number : 08397
Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature: Bungo ju Fujiwara Teruyuki
Blade length : 40.6 cm or 15.98 inches.
Sori : 1.4 cm or 0.55 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.91 cm or 1.14 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.98 cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : early Edo period. about Kanbun era.
Shape : This blade is rather wide and thick Wakizashi.
On the both side of blade , there are Bou-hi.
Jitetsu : Itame hada well grained with Jinie and Chikei attach.
Hamon : Niedeki Gunome midare with rather deep Nioikuchi.
In Ha, there are many Ashi and Sunagashi.
Special feature : Bungo Jyu Fujiwara Teruyuki was working at Bungo
province in Kyushu.
This blade has Jiare around the left from Hamachi by about 10 cm
on Sashi-ura side of the blade, but blade is thick and rather wide.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the iron round Tsuba, openwork is engraved. Koodai Owari school. (early or middle Edo period.)
Fuchikashira :On the Shakudo plate, sea and dragon are engraved.
Saya : Shark skin Saya.
Menuki : Dragon is engraved. (It may be solid gold.)
NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
