Katana: Signed ‘Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada Saku’ 刀 銘 和泉守藤原兼定作かたな めい いずみのかみふじわらかねさださく
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本作は、先反（さきぞ）りのついた典型的な末古刀（すえことう）姿で、鍛（きた）えは板目（いため）肌が流れて柾（まさ）がかり、地沸（じにえ）が厚くつき、関物（せきもの）特有の白（しら）け映（うつ）りが立つ。刃文は、互の目に小湾（このた）れ、尖（とが）り刃、丁子など交（ま）じり小足（こあし）入り、匂口（においぐち）締（し）まりごころに小沸（こにえ）つく。茎（なかご）の鑢目（やすりめ）は鷹の羽、目釘孔（めくぎあな）横、鎬地（しのぎじ）に和泉守藤原兼定作とノサダ八字銘がある。この刀は、ノサダの優れた技量が発揮された代表作といえる。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026