Maker: BUNSHU TAKADA (NO) FUJIWARA SHIGEYUKI
Sugata: [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, normal shinto shape, medium point
Kitae: [forging pattern]: itame with sporadic utsuri and bo-utsuri from around the mono-uchi upwards
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with some areas of variation, wuth midare-ba and kinsuji, but very tight on the omote
Boshi [tip]: ko-maru
Horimono [carving]: none
Nakago [tang]: ubu, kiri file marks, one hole, ha-agari kurijiri tip
Habaki [collar]: gilt copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: length of blade 68.0cm, length of tang 19.8 cm, curvature 1.7cm
Koshirae [mounting]: THE DAISHO MOUNTINGS ARE PERFECTLY MATCHING
The scabbards mottled black and brown lacquer with dragons moulded in high relief in red lacquer, the hilts bound with silk braid, the fuchi-kashira with gold high relief inlaid dragons on patinated copper alloy, signed HIRADO JU KUNISHIGE, the menuki of gilt dragons, the round tsuba of patinated copper ishimeji ground with dragons in high relief inlay of gold, both hitsuana plugeed with gold cover, SIGNED ICHI RYU TOMOYOSHI.
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
17th Century#
17th Century, Late
1670
-
1690
Signature style of SHIGEYUKI II called YAZAEMON
Accession number: 0.5-1973
Primary reference Number: 163217
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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