Ordering number:AS24234

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa
飛騨守藤原氏房

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa.

Habaki: Gold-covered double habaki.
Blade Length: 66.2 cm (26.06 in)
Curvature: 1.8 cm (0.71 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base: 3.05 cm (1.20 in)
Width at Yokote: 2.21 cm (0.87 in)
Thickness of Rim: 0.63 cm (0.25 in)
Sword Weight: 670 grams (1.48 lbs)
Era: Keicho period of the Edo era 1596
Shape: A well-proportioned piece with a standard width and thickness, featuring a deep curvature and an extended tip, making for a well-balanced form.
Jigane: The grain pattern is a mix of itame-hada and mokume-hada, with a visible texture.
Hamon: The hamon is a gunome-midare pattern with a deep nioiguchi. It has well-developed ashi, sunagashi activities in the blade, and an active kinsuji. The boshi resembles the head of a viper (mamushi) in the style of the Kotetsu boshi.

Features: Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa worked from the late Muromachi to the Keicho era, and while most of his works display a natural hamon, this piece with a gunome-midare pattern is rare.

Aoi Art’s Comment: Ujisada, active from the Azuchi-Momoyama to the early Edo period, was a famous swordsmith who produced many works with a natural style. Mino smiths like Mino no Kuni Ujisada, Wakasa no Kami Ujisada, and Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa, as well as many other Mino and Owari smiths, created masterpieces. Among them, Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa is particularly favored by collectors, and I have also collected such works in the past. I highly recommend this excellent piece by Hida no Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art Estimation Paper
Whole Oshigata

Auction Starting Price:950,000JPY

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