Ordering number: 22522
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK the 23rd Juyo Token)(consignment sale)
Signature: Hizen Kuni Ju Oumi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro
肥前国住近江大掾藤原腹忠広
Shinto: jyo jyo saku: Oowazamono: Hizen
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
habaki: Gold foiled double habaki
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 70.3cm or 27.68inches.
Sori : 1.35cm or 0.53inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi :3.15 cm or 1.24 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2,23cm or 0.88inches.
Kasane : 0.76cm or 0.3inches.
The weight of the sword 755grams
Era : Edo period Kanei era.
Shape : Mihaba is wide Kasane Thick
The warp is deep and the cutting edge is long.
Jigane :Itame hada well grained with jinie attach.
Hamon :Niedeki thick suguha hamon nice work.
Special feature: Omi Daijo Tadahiro was the eldest son of the first Tadayoshi, and was only 19 years old when his father died in the 9th year of the Kanei era. Without Tadahiro’s ambiguous and rare skills and the cooperation of his disciples, it must have been difficult to achieve such great success. In July of the 18th year of the Kanei era, he received Omi Daijo and died at the age of 81 in the Genroku era. His sword making history spans more than 60 years, making it the most He left many works. Most of them are straight blades and many are straight blades, and many have excellent skills in both.
Koshirae: Higo-style koshirae.
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped iron Tsuba, a dragon is engraved with gold cloth inlay. Jakushi.
Menuki: Copper, a cow is engraved.
Fuchikashira: Koikuchi: Kojiri: a dragon is engraved with gold cloth inlay.
From Aoi Art: This sword has a straight blade with a deep Niouguchi, which is well piled with koitame-hada. The deep blade crest on the Niiguchi becomes a blade crest that gradually pulls out, and the bo-shi turns round and disappears. The deep blade crest of this work shows the good workmanship that seems to be the work of the third generation.
NBTHK the 23rd Juyo Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta
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