濃州関住兼房作 八月八日 若狭守氏房 織田信長お抱工 時代名品拵付 兼房乱れ寸延短刀名品 一尺一寸二分
Tokubetsuhozon Token

Kanefusa-saku Wakizashi

No.086620

Nosyu seki jyu Kanefusa-saku August 8th Wakasanokami Ujifusa blacksmith employed by Oda Nobunaga, With A masterpiece of Jidai Koshirae Kanefusa-Midare Sunnobi-Tanto A masterpiece 33.9cm

Hold

Mei-Omote
Nosyu-seki jyu Kanefusa-saku
Ura-mei
August 8th
Registration
Kanagawa 7/15/26(Heisei)
Period
Late Muromachi period Around Eiroku
Size

Hachou 33.9cm (一尺一寸二分) Sori 0.5cm
Moto-Haba 3.0cm Moto-Kasane 0.58cm Nakago-Chou 10.2cm Weight 253g

Country
Mino
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Shallow Sori-tsuku
Kitae
Itamehada, Mixed Mokumehada, Jinie entered fine and Thick.
Hamon
Gunome, Hakogata(Box-shape)-Ha, Mixed Tobiyaki, Ashi entered well, Small-Nie-tsuku.
Boushi
Notarekonde-Komaru
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurime-Higaki, Mekugiana are two(2)
Habaki
Single Kinkise(Wearing a single layer of gold.)
Sword mounitings
Wakizashi Koshirae (Edo period)

Length:50.6cm

Sori:1.2cm

Fittings

Tsuba: Syakudou Migakiji Ryu(Dragon)zu

Fuchigashira: Syakudou Nanakoji Ryu(Dragon)zu Kiniroe

Menuki: Syakudou Ryu-ko(dragon and tiger)zu Kiniroe

Koduka: Yamagane Migakiji Hanakagozu(Flower Basket) Kiniroe

Drscription
Kanefusa is a swordsmith of the Seki Zensei school, which began with Seizaemon Kanefusa around Eikyo in the early Muromachi period, and has served as the head of the Seki blacksmiths for generations.Kanefusa around the Taiei era, who founded Kanefusa Midare, and Kanefusa around the Eiroku era, who later changed his name to Ujifusa, are famous.
Kanefusa of the Eiroku era was a blacksmith employed by Oda Nobunaga. He was born in the third year of Tenbun and was named Kawamura Kyozaburo.

In the second year of Koji, he took over the position of head of the clan from his elder brother, and in the thirteenth year of the Eiroku era, he changed his name to Ujifusa and was appointed as the governor of Wakasa.

This sword is inscribed by Kanefusa of the Eiroku period (later known as Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa) and is a masterpiece that combines a large Kanefusa-Midare pattern with a Muramasa-style Hakoba pattern.
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