Japanese Katana Sword, Blade Mounted In Shirasaya, Certificate - Early Edo, Late 17th Century

JAPAN - Early Edo, Kanbun era (late 17th century). Samurai katana. Red lacquered KASHIRA. Wooden TSUKA covered with black dyed ray skin, braided with leather. MENUKIS in chiseled and gilded copper depicting two shishis. FUSHI in chiseled, patinated and gilded copper decorated with five gilded shells in foaming waves. TSUBA maru-gatta in wrought iron and openwork with an eight-pointed star. SAYA in wood sheathed in polished white and red shagreen. HABAKI in gilded copper. Straight blade, regular hamon, straight and well marked, the tang pierced once, signed by Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni who was a Hizen blacksmith, and the first generation of Tadakuni who was a disciple of the first generation of Tadayoshi. He left behind excellent works of suguha (straight temper) and midareba (irregular temper). Sold with the stand, its silk carrying case and its NBTHK certificate (the wooden katanakake is sold separately). NBTHK also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Sword Art), is one of the oldest Japanese sword appraisal organizations in modern Japan. Dimensions: 94 x 8 x 8 cm. Blade length: 68.7 cm. Curvature: 1.1 cm. Weight: 725 g.