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Dai Hokkyo Iga no Kami Nyudo Minamoto Kikuhira


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Up for sale is a Kikuhira katana.  He was active during the Jokyo era (1684-1688).  Fujishiro ranking Chu Saku, Toko Taikan ranking 2.5 Million yen, and Hawley ranking 25 points.  Includes NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

 

The tachi-mei:  Dai Hokkyo Iga no Kami Nyudo Minamoto Kikuhira.  This is Kikuhira's long mei and includes the kiku-mon.  

 

Tanobe Michihiro Saya-gaki:  "Hizen kuni Iga no Kami Minamoto Kikuhira.  11 kanji mei plus kiku-mon with Kaga style nakago-jiri.  It is said that he moved from Kaga to Hizen during the Kanbun era.  This blade has big midare pattern hamon showing his wide range and the high quality of his skills clearly."

 

Kikuhira was originally from Kaga and moved to Hizen during the Kanbun era.  He held the Buddhist priest rank of hokkyo.  He was killed by the 4th generation Hizen Tadayoshi.  It seems Kikuhira had an affair with the yondai Tadayoshi's wife.  When news of the affair surfaced, Tadayoshi killed both his wife and Kikuhira and then remarried.  

 

The blade is jo-sun length at just over 69cm, in full polish, with crisp geometry.  Includes a gold foil habaki, deluxe shirasaya with Tanobe's saya-gaki, and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

 

$12,000 gets it to your door in the US, that includes PayPal fees, postage, and insurance.  Elsewhere we'd have to work out the details.

 

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