Ordering number:AS26008

Wakizashi(Sunnobi Tanto) in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature:
Hizen Koku Kawachi Daijo Fujiwara Masahiro
肥前国河内大掾藤原正広

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Hizen no Kuni Kawachi Daijo Fujiwara Masahiro.

Habaki: Gold-colored habaki.
Blade Length: 34.8 cm (13.70 in)
Curvature: 0.76 cm (0.30 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.25 cm (1.28 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.61 cm (0.24 in)
Sword Weight: 290 grams

Era: Around Kan'ei era, Edo period (circa 1624–1644)

Shape: A wide hirazukuri-style Sunnobi Tanto with a width of 3.25 cm.
On the omote, it is carved with a suken (Buddhist sword) and claw motif, and on the ura, with a bohi and soehi (groove and accompanying groove).
Jigane: Beautifully forged ko-itame hada forming the typical Hizen jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare, with a deep turn-back in ko-maru at the tip.

Features:
Shinto: Jyo Saku: Hizen
　Hizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro originally signed as Musashi no Kami Masanaga, and is said to have changed his name to Masahiro in 1625. Around 1641, he received the title of Kawachi no Kami.
Unlike other Hizen smiths, he favored forging midare hamon in a nie-deki style reminiscent of the Soshu style, and he was highly valued by Nabeshima Katsushige the lard of the Saga clan. Among the so-called “Bō-Hizen” smiths, he is regarded as the most accomplished, and it is said that he also produced works on behalf of Tadahiro.
During the Edo period, the production of tanto was limited, making this a rare and valuable work. From the style of the signature, it is considered to be a work of the first generation.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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Auction Starting Price:860,000JPY

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