NH-0031 Rank 30
Fujiwara Yoshihide
応需江府住立花円龍子藤原義秀
A 72.0 cm shinshintō blade in which both the blade and the mounting hold their own NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers; shirasaya, travel bag and maintenance kit included.
Silhouette of the blade to scale, aligned at the machi
Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
Description
A shinshintō katana signed by Fujiwara Yoshihide. It measures 72.0 cm of nagasa with 1.5 cm of sori, a long outline of moderate curvature. What sets the piece apart is its documentation: the blade and the koshirae each hold their own NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper. The set also includes a shirasaya, a travel bag and a maintenance kit, so the blade can rest in storage while the mounting stays assembled. The original seller does not give the smith's province, makes no statement about the tang or the number of mekugi-ana, and the signature bears no date. On condition, he declares several small patches of black rust spread over the blade, which are worth examining in detail photographs before deciding.
Strong points
- Blade and koshirae separately certified with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
- 72.0 cm of nagasa with 1.5 cm of sori
- Includes shirasaya, travel bag and maintenance kit
Points to bear in mind
- The original seller declares several small patches of black rust on the blade
- No statement is made about the tang or the number of mekugi-ana
- The signature carries no date
- The smith's province is not given
Score breakdown
67.3/100
The score shares out 100 points: Signature and date 18 · Tang 22 · Mounting 18 · Declared condition 20 · Blade 8 · Shirasaya 4 · Price 10. It is computed from the record, not from an opinion. The mounting starts from what is known of its period, adds what vouches for it (its own NBTHK paper, a signed fitting, a crest) and subtracts what has been restored (saya, ito, same, habaki or sageo).
- Signature and date 18 of 18 Signed and with an engraved date
- Tang 22 of 22 Tang intact according to the seller at origin
- Mounting -2 of 18 Mounting that is not the blade’s original
- Declared condition 13 of 20 Minor flaws declared
- Blade 8 of 8 72 cm: within the usable range
- Shirasaya 4 of 4 With a storage shirasaya
- Price 4.3 of 10 Rank 80 of 139 by price, from the most affordable to the dearest