| Product No. KA-0696 豊後住藤原統景 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Fujiwara Munekage from Bungo Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Bungo Province |
| Era | Early Edo Period（around Shoho 1644-1648） |
| Length |
68 cm 26.8 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.4 cm 0.6 in |
| Motohaba |
2.9 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.1 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | February 21, 2024 |
| Registration Authority | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Registration Date | March 29, 1951 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Itame with yubashiri, jinie and chikei |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Gunome-choji midare with yahazu-ba, togari-ba and tobiyaki |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Suriage（Shortened 5.2cm）、Kattesagari file pattern |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 2 |
| Habaki | Copper with gold plate |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Uchigatana style koshirae with a black lacquer saya |
| Koshirae Length |
94.0 cm 37.0 in |
| Tsuka Length |
22.7 cm 8.9 in |
| Tsuba | Namako-sukashi, iron |
| Menuki | Wings Spread Crane |
| Fuchigashira | Stars and Vinces, Iron with gold inlay |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped golden yellow silk Tsumami-maki style Tsuka |
Price |
550,000 JPY |
| In Bungo Province, Sadahide[定秀] appeared at the end of the Heian period, Yukihira[行平] at the beginning of the Kamakura period, and Tomoyuki[友行] during the Nanbokucho period. These schools continued and at the end of the Muromachi period, the group of swordsmiths called "Taira Takada" flourished. Even in the Edo period, they were called "Fujiwara Takada" because they engraved the name Fujiwara[藤原] added on the nakago as signature. Around the Kanbun and Enpo eras, they became so popular that they surpassed Hizen swords and continued to do so until the end of the Edo period. The first Munekage[統景] was around the Keicho, early Edo period. The first Munekage was the last master craftsman of the Taira Takada school, who was given the character "Mune" by Otomo Yoshimune[大友義宗], the governor of Bungo Province, and changed the name to Munekage. The second generation followed around the Shoho era and after generations continued. This katana is thought to be by the second Genemon Munekage[源右衛門宗統景] based on the features. Its high-tempered, undulating gunome-choji midare hamon pattern is attractive. It comes with a uchigatana syle Koshirae/mounting with a black lacquer saya. It has passed the Hozon Token shinsa in 2024. |
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