| Product No. WA-0881 攝津住藤原長綱 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Fujiwara Nagatsuna, resident of Settsu Province Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, with a chu-kissaki; wide mihaba, thick kasane, moderate sori, and in healthy condition |
| Region | Settsu province |
| Era | Early Edo Period（around Kanbun Era 1661-1673） |
| Length |
52.4 cm 20.6 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.3 cm 0.5 in |
| Motohaba |
3.3 cm 1.3 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.3 cm 0.9 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | August 12, 2010 |
| Registration Authority | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Registration Date | June 13, 1956 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Ko-itame well packed, with thick ji-nie and chikei |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Gunome mixed with choji, with long nie-suji and long, well-defined ashi. Ko-nie based, with a bright nioiguchi and a straight yakidashi |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Straight, turning back in a well-formed ko-maru |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, sujikai yasurime, kurijiri with ha-agari tip |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Suaka base with silver foil, Etchu-style habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi koshirae with a dark brown lacquered saya |
| Koshirae Length |
79.3 cm 31.2 in |
| Tsuka Length |
19.7 cm 7.8 in |
| Tsuba | Chikubushima Design, Yamagane Plate, Mumei (Ko-Kinko) |
| Menuki | Spray of Chrysanthemum Design, Yamagane Plate, Katachibori, Gilt Details |
| Fuchigashira | Peony and Rock Design, Mumei, Yamagane Tsuchime-ji, Takabori, Gold and Copper Iroe |
| Other details | Tsuka with white samegawa, wrapped in black tsuka-ito in tsumamimaki style. Iron kojiri in kuwagata shape |
Price |
500,000 JPY |
| Nagatsuna was a student of the first generation Omi no Kami Tadatsuna and is regarded as a highly skilled Osaka Shinto swordsmith. He was deaf, and some of his works are signed “Tsunbo Nagatsuna” (literally “deaf Nagatsuna”), by which name he is also known.This blade measures 1 shaku 7 sun 2 bu, with a wide mihaba and thick kasane, giving it a robust and powerful appearance. The jihada is a well-packed ko-itame with thick ji-nie and chikei. The hamon, in the style of his teacher, shows a gunome-choji midare with a straight yakidashi. Long, well-aligned ashi are clearly visible, together with long nie-suji, and the nioiguchi is bright with ko-nie.It is accompanied by a refined wakizashi koshirae with a dark brown lacquered saya fitted with an iron kuwagata-gata kojiri.This blade passed NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in 2010. |
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