Gab79 Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 Hello, I recently bought my first Japanese sword, and I would like to ask for help with this. The inscription on the nakago is Fujiwara Yukishige saku. It is probably a Bungo sword, but not sure, and it could be a gimei. None of the Yukishige smiths I have found quite match. I bought this: https://katana-boutique.com/collections/katana/products/antique-Japanese-sword-s03703-yukishige Thanks in advance Quote
Lewis B Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 I don't see any "Fujiwara Yukishige" referenced in Markus Sesko's eSwordsmiths. 1 Quote
Shugyosha Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 It may seem like cold comfort, but it looks like what you have is quite a nice Shinto katana. The seller hasn’t oversold this as (sorry) the Bungo smiths are mostly not that sexy, so it may be gimei or just an unrecorded smith (or one outside a mainline textbook)… Hopefully you didn’t speculate on the signature and can just enjoy it for what it is and can learn from and enjoy your new sword. 1 Quote
Gab79 Posted May 23 Author Report Posted May 23 (edited) On 5/20/2026 at 8:48 PM, Shugyosha said: It may seem like cold comfort, but it looks like what you have is quite a nice Shinto katana. The seller hasn’t oversold this as (sorry) the Bungo smiths are mostly not that sexy, so it may be gimei or just an unrecorded smith (or one outside a mainline textbook)… Yes, I've gotten this far. I hope someone here has a book about this, such as Bungō Kaji no Kenkyū (豊後鍛冶の研究) or a similar hard to find book. Finally, for some reason, it got kicho paper, assuming of course that it's not fake, which is less likely because it's issued by the main office. Edited May 23 by Gab79 Quote
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