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.

Polished Shark-Skin Scabbard, Wakizashi Sheath

Sword Guard with Tiger Design on Bamboo: There is no signature (Satsuma, Chishiki) Red Copper, Stone-grain Ground, Chiselled, High Relief; Square Ears, Slight Flesh, Kozuka Box Hole, Hole for Tsuba-stopping Cord
Gutter-patterned tsuba with tiger design, kozuka handle: There is no signature (Satsuma), red copper, fish-roe base, high relief, gold coloured painting, back plate with gold inlay
Tiger design on bamboo, fuchigashira: There is no signature (Satsuma), red copper, stone-grain base, high relief
Fierce tiger design, menuki: There is no signature (Satsuma), red copper base, recessed carving, gold coloured painting

[ Highlight ]Ise-no-kami Kiyokata, born in the 11th year of Genroku (1698), was a Satsuma swordsmith of the mid-Edo period. A son of Kiyofusa of the Nakamura clan, he was originally named Kiyonobu but later changed his name to Kiyokata. He served the Kii-Kimotsuki clan as a personal attendant to Kimotsuki Kaneshina (the lord’s younger brother). In the 6th year of Kyōhō (1721), when he received a commission for a wakizashi sword from Tsugutoyo, the lord’s eldest son, he devoted himself to creating swords alongside his father. The following year, he presented an independent work to the lord and received words of encouragement. In Enkyō 2 (1745), he was granted permission to travel to the capital to receive his title; the following year, through the intercession of Iga-no-kami Kinmichi, he was appointed Ise-no-kami and granted permission to use the sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum crest. This piece is characterised by a blade that is broad in relation to its length, with a high ridge, presenting a robust and majestic appearance. It is fitted with a sheath and fittings featuring a unified 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, Circle with a cross motif; suaka copper base; double habaki with gold plating), 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)), tsuba(sword guard) NBTHK tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper(issued on 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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