AS24554 Katana：Hizen Kuni Ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number:AS24554

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Hizen Kuni Ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro
肥前国住近江大掾藤原忠広

Shinto: Jyojyo Saku: O Wazamono: Hizen
(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 Kuni Ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro.
Habaki: Gold single-layer habaki.
Blade Length: 72.4 cm (28.50 in)
Curvature: 2.2 cm (0.87 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.06 cm (1.20 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.05 cm (0.81 in)
Thickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.69 cm (0.27 in)
Sword Weight: 785 g
Era: Edo period, around Kanbun era (1661–1673)
Shape: Wide blade with bo-hi (groove) on both sides, deep curvature, and a broad tip.
Jigane: Fine ko-itame hada with beautiful Hizen grain, known as “konuka-hada.”
Hamon: Suguha style with small gunome-midare. It has small ashi, the boshi is rounded with irregularities and returns in ko-maru.

Features: Also known as Shinzaemonnojo. He inherited the name Tadahiro at the age of 19 after his father’s death in the 9th year of Kanei (1632). He received the title of Omi Daijo in the 18th year of Kanei (1641). Tadahiro continued producing swords for nearly 60 years, creating many masterpieces.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
Aoi Art Estimation Paper: Whole Oshigata

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