| Product No. WA-0913 河内守藤原国次（初代） | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsugu (1st Generation) Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki. Well-proportioned and elegant sugata with moderate width, thickness and curvature. |
| Region | Sendai, Mutsu Province |
| Era | Early Edo Period (around the Kan'ei era, 1624–1644) |
| Length |
57.4 cm 22.6 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
0.9 cm 0.4 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | February 16, 2026 |
| Registration Authority | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Registration Date | May 14, 1957 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Ko-itame-hada with flowing grain mixed with mokume-hada. Ji-nie and chikei are present. |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Gunome-midare, with the upper half showing a high yakiba extending to the shinogi and areas of tobiyaki. |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | On the omote side, nearly straight with a slight turn back. On the ura side, resembling ichimai. |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, katte-sagari file marks, tapering to a kengyo-jiri. |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper habaki with vertical shinogi-style carved grooves. |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi koshirae with a black stone-textured lacquered saya |
| Koshirae Length |
94.5 cm 37.2 in |
| Tsuka Length |
23.6 cm 9.3 in |
| Tsuba | Brass fukiyose-zogan design, vertical round shape, brass inlay and brass fukurin |
| Menuki | Pine Tree Design. Shakudo ground, katachibori and gold iroe |
| Fuchigashira | Plain design, polished shibuichi ground |
| Other details | Tsuka: White same (rayskin), wrapped with black thread in tsumami-maki style |
Price |
550,000 JPY |
| Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsugu (1st Generation) studied sword forging under Masatomi, a swordsmith in Edo. He is said to have entered the service of the Sendai Date clan in Genna 6 (1620). He passed away in Manji 4 (1661). His surviving works are rare, and it is known that he resided in Natori District before the domain's swordsmiths came to settle in the castle town of Sendai. This wakizashi by Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsugu has an elegant, well-proportioned sugata and an ubu nakago in exceptionally good condition. In 2026, this wakizashi passed the NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa. It is accompanied by a period wakizashi koshirae with a black stone-textured lacquered saya. |
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