SWORD, Japan, Tomoshige 友重.

Swordsmith: Tomoshige 友重 Sword School: Fujishima 藤島 Region: Kaga 加賀 Date of Manufacture: 1504 (永正 Eisho) - 1521 Art Period: Muromachi (1392-1573) Sword Period: Koto (800-1596) Total Blade Length: 56 Nagasa: 44.6 Valuation- /Certificate of authenticity included from: NTHK (Nihon Token Hozon Kai) Kanteisho - "Important Work" Information from: INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORDSMITHS - Markus Sesko TOMOSHIGE (友重), 6th gen., Eishō (永正, 1504-1521), Kaga – “Tomoshige” (友重), “Fujishima Tomoshige” (藤島友重), “Kashū-jū Fujiwara Tomoshige” (国家住藤原友重) Reference material from: NIHON TOKO JITEN - KOTO VOLUME - Yoshio Fujishiro 藤代 義雄 - Matsuo Fujishiro 藤代松雄 NIHONTO KOZA VOLUME II - KOTO PART I - Honma, Junji, Isobe Miokichi, Sato Kanichi - Sakakibara Koitsu, Hon'ami Kozon&Mitsuhiro JUKKEN - NIHON KOTO MEISAKU SHU - Markus Sesko - Mitsuo Shibata KOTO MEIKAN - Markus Sesko NIHON KOTO SHI - Markus Sesko - Honma, Junji TOKO TAIKAN - Dr. Kazuo Tokuno 得能 一男 LINK TO REFERENCE MATERIALS .