Nihonto Katana "Fujiwara Kanesaki" with Kanteishō certificate

Description

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Comes with kanteisho certificate. Comes with copy of Tokorusho.

Signed Japanese Katana – Mid Edo Period

因幡国住藤原兼先 — Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki

Authentic Japanese Edo period katana signed 因幡国住藤原兼先 (Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki). The blade is offered with a copy of Japanese torokusho (official registration) and with a Japanese authentication certificate (鑑定証, kanteishō) issued by a sword study organization.

“Fujiwara” in a mei is a traditional honorific/clan-style title commonly used in signatures; what matters here is the province name (Inaba) and the smith name (Kanesaki) exactly as written on the tang and documents.

1) Signature (mei)

因幡国住藤原兼先
Reading: Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki
Meaning: “Kanesaki (Fujiwara), resident in Inaba Province.”

Inaba is a historical province (area of modern Tottori, Japan).
This is stated directly by the signature itself.

2) Torokusho — Official Japanese registration (銃砲刀剣類登録証)

Document: 銃砲刀剣類登録証 (Jūhō Tōkenrui Tōrokushō: official registration for firearms/swords)

Torokusho contents (verified):

• Category / type: 刀 (Katana)

• Length (長さ): 68.7 cm

• Curvature (反り): 2.4 cm

• Mekugi-ana (目くぎ穴): 1個 (one hole)

• Mei / inscription (銘文・表): 因幡国住藤原兼先

What it means for the buyer: this is the official legal registration in Japan, listing the measurements and the signature.

3) Authentication certificate — 鑑定証 (Kanteishō)

Document title: 鑑定証 (Kanteishō: appraisal/examination certificate)
Organization shown (literally): 刀剣研究連合会 (Tōken Kenkyū Rengōkai)

Contents shown (verified):

• Classification: 正真刀 (Shōshin-tō)
  → literally “genuine/authentic sword”

• Mei (銘): 因幡国住藤原兼先

• Length (刀長): 二尺二寸四分
  (traditional measure equivalent to ~68.7 cm, consistent with the torokusho)

What it means for the buyer: Japanese examination certificate stating the sword is 正真刀 (genuine) and recording the same signature and traditional length.

4) Technical description visible in photos

• Sugata: classical katana proportions with a pronounced sori (2.4 cm stated in documents).

• Bō-hi: a long bō-hi is clearly visible in overall photos, giving a lighter, elegant profile.

• Hamon: photos show a gently undulating temper line (soft notare tendency). (No further precision is forced due to photo limits.)

• Nakago: one mekugi-ana (documented), visible mei and aged patina consistent with an antique blade.

Spec sheet 

• Item: Signed Japanese katana

• Period: Edo

• Mei: 因幡国住藤原兼先 (Inaba no Kuni jū Fujiwara Kanesaki)

• Nagasa: 68.7 cm

• Sori: 2.4 cm

• Mekugi-ana: 1