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KATANA HIZEN no KUNI KAWACHI no KAMI FUJIWARA MASAHIRO JUYO TOKEN MEI: HI-ZEN-KOKU-KAWA-CHI-NO-KAMI-FUJI-WARA-NO-MASA-HIRO SUGATA: SHINOGI-ZUKURI NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: 1 FULL LENGTH: 93.2cm NAGASA: 70.8cm HADA: NASHI-JI HAMON: SUGUHA-ASHI-IRU MOTO-HABA: 3.32cm MOTO-KASANE: 0.72cm
HIZEN no KUNI KAWACHI no KAMI FUJIWARA MASAHIRO [KANBUN 1661 HIZEN] SHINTO HE IS THE SON OF THE FIRST GENERATION MASAHIRO, AND THE GREAT GRANDSON OF SHODAI TADAYOSHI. HIS INITIAL MEI WAS MASANAGA AS WAS HIS FATHERS. HE RECEIVED HIS THIRD SUCCESSIVE TITLE, KAWACHI NO KAMI IN 1665. HE PASSED AWAY AT AGE 73 IN THE YEAR 1700. DUE TO THE WAY THIS SWORD IS SIGNED IT IS EVIDENT THAT IT WAS MADE AFTER 1665. HIS WORK IS RATED JOSAKU BY FUJISHIRO, WHICH INDICATES SUPERIOR SKILL. THIS SPECTACULAR EXAMPLE RECEIVED THE STATUS OF JUYO TOKEN IN THE JUYO SHINSA HELD IN OCTOBER OF 2005. THIS IN ITSELF SPEAKS OF THE QUALITY OF THIS WORK AS IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE CRITERIA FOR JUYO DESIGNATION HAS BEEN ELEVATED. AS SUCH THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE NBTHK AS OF THIS WRITING. IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OWNER UPON IT'S RECEIPT. THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE IS PICTURED ABOVE.
$69500 USD
NOTE: THIS SWORD IS A CONSIGNMENT PIECE AND WILL REMAIN IN THE OWNERS POSSESSION IN JAPAN UNTIL AFTER THE SALE. PROCESSING FOR EXPORT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. A TWO DAY INSPECTION PERIOD WILL BE OFFERED, WITH A FULL REFUND MINUS SHIPPING / INSURANCE IF NOT AS DESCRIBED.
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