| Product No. KA-0866 豊後住山城大掾藤原義行 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Yamashiro Daijo Fujiwara Yoshiyuki, resident of Bungo Province Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki. An imposing sugata with ample mihaba and kasane, and well-balanced sori. |
| Region | Bungo Province |
| Era | Early Edo Period（around Kanbun Era 1661-1673） |
| Length |
70 cm 27.6 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.4 cm 0.6 in |
| Motohaba |
3.1 cm 1.2 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.1 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.6 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | June 03, 2026 |
| Registration Authority | Chiba Prefecture |
| Registration Date | March 07, 1951 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Tightly forged ko-itame-hada, with flowing grain near the cutting edge and fine ji-nie covering the surface. |
| Hamon (Temper line) | A bright and clear chu-suguha. |
| Engraving | Bo-hi grooves on both sides, terminating in ko-maru-dome. |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Straight, forming a ko-maru with a turnback. |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, with katte-sagari file marks and a kurijiri tip. |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper ground covered with gold foil, featuring Yujo-style file marks. |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Uchigatana koshirae with a shuro (palm-fiber) and finely crushed aogai (mother-of-pearl) lacquered saya. |
| Koshirae Length |
100.0 cm 39.4 in |
| Tsuka Length |
25.7 cm 10.1 in |
| Tsuba | Dragon Among Clouds and Sacred Sword Design. Iron ground, mokko-shaped, taka-sukibori (high-relief carving), inlay and iroe. |
| Menuki | Crawling Dragon Design. Shakudo ground, katachibori (sculpted in the round). |
| Fuchigashira | Autumn Grasses and Insects Design. Signed: Mitsunaka, resident of Mino Province. Shakudo ground, suki-sagebori (recessed carving) with gold iroe. |
| Other details | Tsuka: White same (rayskin), wrapped with dark brown thread in tsumami-maki style. Fuchi, Kojiri and Kurikata: Matching fittings with nanako ground and gold iroe. |
Price |
700,000 JPY |
| Yamashiro Daijo Fujiwara Yoshiyuki was a swordsmith of the Fujiwara Takada school, active in Bungo Province during the Kanbun era (1661–1673) of the early Edo period. The Fujiwara Takada school is traditionally said to have originated with Fujiwara Tomoyuki during the Nanbokucho period (1336–1392). During the Shinto period, the school flourished under the patronage of the Hosokawa family of Higo Province. The school came to be known as Fujiwara Takada because its swordsmiths inscribed the family name Fujiwara in their signatures. This katana is an imposing work that displays the characteristic features of the Fujiwara Takada school, including tightly forged ko-itame-hada, a bright and clear chu-suguha hamon, a ko-maru boshi, and katte-sagari file marks. It is accompanied by a period uchigatana koshirae featuring a distinctive shuro and finely crushed aogai lacquered saya. The sword was registered in Chiba Prefecture on March 7, 1951, during the earliest period of sword registration in postwar Japan, commonly referred to as Daimyo Toroku (early registration associated with former daimyo collections). It received an NBTHK Kicho Token certificate in 1961, followed by a Tokubetsu Kicho Token certificate in 1968. In 2026, it passed the NBTHK Hozon Token shinsa. |
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