Ordering Number: AS26164 (Consignment Sale)

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Inscription:
Houshu Takada Ju Fujiwara Saneyuki 豊州高田住藤原実行

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Fujiwara Saneyuki.

Habaki: Silver single Habaki
Blade Length: 54.6 cm (21.50 in)
Curvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.07 cm (1.21 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.12 cm (0.83 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.72 cm (0.28 in)
Sword Weight: 510 grams

Era: the early Edo period, circa early 17th century
Shape: wide blade featuring a noticeable difference in width between the base and the tip.
Jigane: Fine ko-itame hada, well-forged and tightly packed, with ji-nie.
Hamon: Nie-based, with a deep nioikuchi, forming a midare pattern of gunome and choji.

Features: Fujiwara Saneyuki was a swordsmith of the Bungo Takada school. This work has a solid, robust shape, with a bright appearance characterized by nie in both the jigane and hamon. Among Takada works, it can be regarded as particularly flamboyant.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba featuring a motif of a crescent moon and a boat.
Fuchi: Shakudo nanako base carved with a phoenix.
Kashira: Yamagane base
Menuki: a design is unknown.

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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Auction Starting Price:450,000JPY

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