Nihonto Katana “Fujiwara Kanesaki” with Kanteishō certificate

Description ITEM DESCRIPTION: Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Comes with copy of Tokosusho. Comes with kanteisho certificate. Signed Japanese Katana – Mid Edo Period 因幡国住藤原兼先 — Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki Authentic Japanese Edo period katana signed 因幡国住藤原兼先 (Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki). The blade is offered with a copy of Japanese torokusho (official registration) and with a Japanese authentication certificate (鑑定証, kanteishō) issued by a sword study organization. “Fujiwara” in a mei is a traditional honorific/clan-style title commonly used in signatures; what matters here is the province name (Inaba) and the smith name (Kanesaki) exactly as written on the tang and documents. 1) Signature (mei) 因幡国住藤原兼先Reading: Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara KanesakiMeaning: “Kanesaki (Fujiwara), resident in Inaba Province.” Inaba is a historical province (area of modern Tottori, Japan).This is stated directly by the signature itself. 2) Torokusho — Official Japanese registration (銃砲刀剣類登録証) Document: 銃砲刀剣類登録証 (Jūhō Tōkenrui Tōrokushō: official registration for firearms/swords)Issuer: 大阪府教育委員会 (Osaka Prefectural Board of Education) Torokusho contents (verified): Category / type: 刀 (Katana) Length (長さ): 68.7 cm Curvature (反り): 2.4 cm Mekugi-ana (目くぎ穴): 1個 (one hole) Mei / inscription (銘文・表): 因幡国住藤原兼先 Issue date (交付): 平成元年七月卅日 (Heisei 1, July 30 — 1989) What it means for the buyer: this is the official legal registration in Japan, listing the measurements and the signature. 3) Authentication certificate — 鑑定証 (Kanteishō) Document title: 鑑定証 (Kanteishō: appraisal/examination certificate)Organization shown (literally): 刀剣研究連合会 (Tōken Kenkyū Rengōkai) Contents shown (verified): Classification: 正真刀 (Shōshin-tō)→ literally “genuine/authentic sword” Mei (銘): 因幡国住藤原兼先 Length (刀長): 二尺二寸四分(traditional measure equivalent to ~68.7 cm, consistent with the torokusho) Date: 平成三年三月二十六日 (Heisei 3, March 26 — 1991) Certificate number (margin): 第九〇二〇三号 What it means for the buyer: Japanese examination certificate stating the sword is 正真刀 (genuine) and recording the same signature and traditional length. 4) Technical description visible in photos Sugata: classical katana proportions with a pronounced sori (2.4 cm stated in documents). Bō-hi: a long bō-hi is clearly visible in overall photos, giving a lighter, elegant profile. Hamon: photos show a gently undulating temper line (soft notare tendency). (No further precision is forced due to photo limits.) Nakago: one mekugi-ana (documented), visible mei and aged patina consistent with an antique blade. Spec sheet (web-ready) Item: Signed Japanese katana Period: Edo Mei: 因幡国住藤原兼先 (Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki) Nagasa: 68.7 cm Sori: 2.4 cm Mekugi-ana: 1 Documents included: Osaka Torokusho — 大阪第105079号 (Heisei 1 / 1989) 鑑定証 (Kanteishō) — 刀剣研究連合会 / 第九〇二〇三号 (Heisei 3 / 1991) Relacionado