AS26195 Katana: Hizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS26195

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)　with Koshirae

Inscription:
Hizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni
肥前住播磨大掾藤原忠国

Sayagaki:
Hizen no Kuni Harima Daijo Tadakuni
Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 5 bu Ubu-nakago
August, Showa Mizunoe-Tatsu (1952).
Hon’ami Koson (written seal mark)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Hizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni.

Habaki: gold and silver double habaki
Blade Length: 70.79cm (27.87in)
Curvature: 1.82cm (0.72in)
Mekugi-ana: 1
Motohaba: 3.04cm (1.20in)
Sakihaba: 2.13cm (0.84in)
Kasane: 0.70cm (0.28in)
Weight: 755g

Era: early Edo period, 17th century
Shape: wide and slightly thick blade

Jigane: wide and slightly thick blade
Hamon: Itame and Mokume with fine Chikei and Ji-nie, the characteristic jigane of Hizen swords.
Hamon: Gunome midare with thick nioikuchi with much Sunagashi and Kinsuji.

Features: Shinto: Wazamono: Jo-saku: Keian period, Hizen
Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni was a swordsmith of Hizen Province, and the first-generation Tadakuni was a disciple of the first-generation Tadayoshi. This blade is of excellent quality, featuring the characteristic beautiful Hizen jigane with fine chikei activity, and a splendid midare-ba in which kinsuji and sunagashi appear prominently throughout the temper line.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: circular iron tsuba carved Hanabishi mon with openwork.
Fuchikashira and Kojiri: iron base carved with a dragon.
Menuki: bow and arrow.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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