AS25513 Wakizashi:Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro (2nd Generation) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25513

Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro (2nd Generation)
肥前国住藤原忠広(二代)

Shinto: O-Wazamono: Jyojyo-saku: Hizen.
(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 no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro.
Habaki: Single-layer silver habaki.
Blade Length: 39.0 cm (15.35 in).
Curvature: 0.6 cm (0.24 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.15 cm (1.24 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.70 cm (0.28 in).
Sword Weight: 365 g.
Era: Edo period, around the Kanbun era (1661-1673).
Shape: A wide and robust wakizashi with substantial kasane, carved with a bohi and soehi, and displaying slight sakizori.
Jigane: Closely resembles the jigane of his father.
Well-forged ko-itame hada producing excellent quality steel.
Hamon: Nie-deki with a deep nioiguchi and slightly elongated ashi.
The boshi returns in a clean, rounded form.

Features: This wakizashi was forged during the transitional period when the first-generation Tadayoshi was succeeded by the second-generation Tadahiro.
Its youthful vigor and dynamic workmanship are among its greatest attractions.
From his teenage years, Tadahiro studied sword forging under his father, Tadayoshi, and by around the age of 20 had already developed into a highly accomplished swordsmith.
Following his father’s death, he continued forging swords with the assistance of many disciples, producing numerous blades of exceptional quality.
This work vividly reflects both the energy and the advanced craftsmanship that characterize this important transitional stage in his career.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.

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