15th Century Early Muromachi period Wakizashi Fujishima Tomoshige藤島友重with certification paper

[WulinRuilong]

Blade is overall in good condition but can find some signs of scars and stain on the blade(see pictures, can be easily removed by polisher, no fatal damage). 

This is an antique made in hundreds of years ago. There are imperfections or blemishes due to aging. Please see the pictures for details.

 

Mei(Signature): Unsigned
Maker: Fujishima Tomoshige(3rd gen) 藤島友重 三代
Blade length: 59.5cm
Blade Weight: 479.0g
Age: Early Muromachi period 1394-1428 應永

[Accessories]
Cloth Bag
Shirasaya
Certificate paper

 

Fujishima is the name of a place in Echizen Province and it is said that the first generation of Tomoshige lived here first then moved to Kaga Province later. The founder of the Fujishima school was Tomoshige, a pupil of Rai Kunitoshi. His work dates to 1334-1338. Tomoshige line of smiths who had ten generations of the name during the Koto period and six generations up until the Shintoshinto period.

 

Price: $2200 (include shipping cost if you live in the US)

Open to offers

 

[JakeNYC]

Great setup! Can we see closeups of the hamon?

[WulinRuilong]

19 minutes ago, JakeNYC said:

Great setup! Can we see closeups of the hamon?

I just took some new photos

[PNSSHOGUN]

What type of certification paper is that? Good looking blade and price.

[WulinRuilong]

11 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

What type of certification paper is that? Good looking blade and price.

This is JTK (Juho Token Kenkyukai銃砲刀剣研究会) paper. The appraiser is Tsujimoto Masayuki(辻本真幸), he was NBTHK Kyoto Branch Vice Branch Manager.

[JakeNYC]

Still can't really see the hamon that well. Thanks for trying to get more pictures of it. How about under bright sunlight or under a bright light? Let the light reflect down the blade and then try to capture it

[WulinRuilong]

5 minutes ago, JakeNYC said:

Still can't really see the hamon that well. Thanks for trying to get more pictures of it. How about under bright sunlight or under a bright light? Let the light reflect down the blade and then try to capture it

I think a better polishing is needed

[WulinRuilong]

Sold!