Ordering Number: AS25799

Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature:
Hoki no Kami Fujiwara Nobutaka
伯耆守藤原信高

Shinto: Wazamono: Jyo Saku: Owari.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
The workmanship of this sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Hoki no Kami Fujiwara Nobutaka.

Habaki: Silver single habaki
Blade Length: 54.4 cm (21.42 in)
Curvature: 1.0 cm (0.39 in)
Mekugi Hole: 2
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.26 cm (1.28 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.31 cm (0.91 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.76 cm (0.30 in)
Sword Weight: 655 g

Features:
Hōki no Kami Fujiwara Nobutaka was an Owari swordsmith. The first generation moved from Mino to Kiyosu Castle town.
At the end of the Sengoku period, many swordsmiths of Mino Seki relocated to various regions, and those who settled in Owari became known as the Owari-Seki group.
The first generation Nobutaka later moved to the castle town of Nagoya when Nagoya Castle was constructed, and successive generations served as official swordsmiths to the Owari Tokugawa family.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata
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Auction Starting Price:550,000JPY

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