Wakizashi – Yokoyama Kozuke Daijō Fujiwara Sukesada – 1661

This sword is absolutely beautiful, in full polish and displaying a large, wide Gunome temper line. It is mounted in Shirasaya with sayagaki. It has a 21 inch blade and an ubu  nakago, signed on both sides; Yokoyama Kozuke Daijō Fujiwara Sukesada. Translation; Sword made by the smith Sukesada from the Fujiwara clan with the title of Kozuke Daijō from Yokoyama.  The other side reads; Bishu Osafune ju . The Blade was made by the smith while living (ju) in the town of Osafune in the province of Bizen (Bishu).