Fujiwara Kunitora (Active Circa 1684-1710) A Shinkai-School Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki

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FUJIWARA KUNITORA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1684-1710) A Shinkai-School Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori forged in itame hada and with a suguha tempered edge and a ko-maru bōshi , chiseled on the omote side with a dragon clutching a jewel, and on the ura side with bōhi ni tsurehi , the ubu tang with one hole, katte sagari file marks and signed Izumi no kami Fujiwara Kunitora below a chrysanthemum crest, with a one-piece gilt habaki ; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya decorated with a writhing dragon in gold, red, and black hiramaki-e mounted with shakudō kojiri chiseled with a dragon in clouds, and a koiguchi with sheets of rain and gold clouds in flush inlays, the kurikata of ox horn, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with gilt fuchi-gashira chiseled with maple leaves afloat on a stream, and gilt menuki formed as dragons, the oval, iron tsuchimeji tsuba chiseled and inlaid in gold with a dragon in clouds Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 62.2cm (24 1/2in) long.