Katana, Shirasaya, Koshirae

[ Signature ] omote : chrysanthemum crest 伊勢守藤原清方　ura : 薩州住

[ Size ]Blade length: 33.2cm (1 shaku 0 sun 9 bu 5 rin), curvature: 0.6cm (1 bu 9 rin), base width: 3.01cm, base thickness: 0.59cm, base ridge thickness: 0.73cm, tip width: 3.26cm, tip thickness: 0.50cm, mekugi hole: 1,Blade weight: 357g, White scabbard total length: 53cm, Mounted total length: 57cm

[ Province ] Satsuma

[ Feature ]
The blade features a shinogi-zukuri construction with an iori-mune profile, a broad body, a high shinogi line, a moderate thickness, a slight curvature, and a medium-length kissaki extending towards the tip.
Nakago is raw, with a very shallow, naturally sloping file mark, a chestnut-shaped tip, and one mekugi-ana.
Jigane exhibits a small itame grain with some small mokume patterns, thick ji-nie, and visible ji-hada.
Hamon features small, undulating patterns intermixed with mutsu-me, with tsuba (foot) patterns, abundant ne, and sunagashi or ne-suji patterns.
Boushi (tip) displays abundant nie in a flame-like pattern, returning somewhat long.

[ Highlight ] Ise no Kami Kiyokata was born in 1698 (Genroku 11) and was a Satsuma swordsmith active during the mid-Edo period. Born to the Nakamura family, he was initially named Kiyonobu, later changing his name to Kiyokata . He served the Kiire-Kimotsuki family, acting as a personal attendant to Kimotsuki Kanesada (the lord's younger brother). When ordered to create ceremonial swords for the lord's eldest son, Tsugutoyo, in 1721, he devoted himself to creating swords alongside his father. The following year, upon presenting his first independent work to the lord, he received words of encouragement.In 1745, he received permission to travel to the capital to receive his official rank. The following year, through the mediation of Iga-no-kami Kinmichi, he was granted the rank of Ise-no-kami and permitted to use the sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum crest. This work is a wakizashi: broad in the blade relative to its length, with a high hamon line, presenting a robust and imposing form. It is mounted with a sheath unified by a tiger motif.

[ Conditions ] It is in excellent condition. The sheath was newly crafted during the Heisei era using Edo period metal fittings.

[ Attachments ] Habaki(double, gold foiled, suaka-base, Cross in a circle), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya, koshirae, bag of koshirae, wakizashi : NBTHK tokubetsu hozon paper (issued 23rd July Heisei 5(1993)), kozuka : NBTHK tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper (issued 14th June Heisei 12(2000)), menuki : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper(issued 14th June Heisei 12(2000)), and fuchigashira : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper(issued on 14th June Heisei 12(2000))

[ Item number ] A020825 [ Price ] JPY 1,800,000- (shipping and insurance fee are not included in the price)

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