with black lacquered sheath koshirae fittings
Length of cutting edge 61.8cm Curvature 1.1cm Width of base 29.9mm Width of yokote 21.9mm Thickness of base 6.8mm
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae is Itame-hada mixing in with entwined Masame-hada. Ji-nie covered in surface.
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon is gunome and YAHAZU-ha (like a notch of an allow). Thick Ni-e Ashi activity toward the cutting edge, delicate sunagashi works in the interior of temper.
Nakago(tang) : Nakago is unaltered original. Ha-agari Kengyo heel shape. Osujikai-filemark One retaining hole. The signature in hakiomote is seven large character that reads Un-shu-ju Fuji-wara Fuyu-hiro.
Boshi(tip) : Boshi is large O-kissaki. The tempering pattern is large gunome in yokote ridge then straight small circle turn-back with tight end.
Smith Fuyuhiro families during Edo-period were descendants of a founder FUYUHIRO who lived in Obama town in Wakasa in Muromachi period. This is a brave and heroic sword that resembles to a sword which is O-suriage. The koshirae consists of Black lacquered sheath, Fuchi, kashira and Kojiri is in one set made of iron with silver descriptions of [Gishu Seisha] that means Justice by force to survive and [Yamano-gotoku-ugokazu] - Strong resolution like a mountain. This sword was possibly possessed by a samurai reformer on the occasion of imminent Meiji restoration. Newly polish and there is a darkish grain mark in hakiomote about 35mm below yokote ridge, tiny tip off at hamachi under the habaki collar. Those wares are possibly best restored by a skilled polisher. The entire Ji-ha is possible best condition and deeply impressed by vivid and bright tempering pattern. Choice goods.
Copper double habaki collar. Shira-Saya mounting included.
