AS20436-Katana: Hizen Kuni Ju Oumi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature : Hizen Kuni Ju Oumi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)

This sword belongs to the Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length : 68.0 cm or 26.77 inches.
Sori : 1.515 cm or 0.596 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.05cm or 1.2 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.23 cm or 0.88 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.27 inches.
The weight of the sword 750 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanei era.1624.
Shape: The blade has about 2cm of Machiokuri, wide and thick with nice
sori and longer Kissaki.
Jigane: Koitame Hada well grained with Jinie and beautiful Konuka Hada, typical Hizen sword.
Hamon: Niedeki with thick nioikuchi wide Suguha with ash, yo scatter and
in Hamon, much Sunagashi Kinsuji work. Habuchi looks like morning
mist soft very attractive Hamon.
Bo-shi is also wide suguha hamon and brush up hakikake style.

Special feature: Oumi Daijyo Fujiwara Tadahiro was a son
of the first generation Tadayoshi and studied the technique
from his father. After his father passed away he succeeded
2nd generation. He said his name Tadahiro, not Tadayoshi during his life.
The age of his succeeded period was 19 years of age
and helped a lot from his father’s
students like Kawachi Daijyo Masahiro, Yukihiro,
Tadakuni and other students. Also under the protection of the Daimyo Nabeshima family,
Hashimoto family could obtain Holland steal
So Tadahiro school could to make Hizen blade for a long period.
Nabeshima daimyo family heavily district to export Hizen blades to other places.
This top-secret has been kept until the end of Edo period.

Koshirae: Higo Koshirae.
Saya: Carve a lot of clouds on the brown-colored Saya.
Tsuba: On the Moeko style iron Tsuba,
a dragon is engraved with gold color.
Menuki: On the Shakudo plate,
some design is engraved with gold color.
Fuchi: Shakudo Nanako plate.
Kashira:On the silver plate, waves are engraved.
Kojiri: On the silver plate, some design is engraved.

From Aoi Art: Hizen Kunizumi Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro was the son of Tadayoshi Hizen and took over the second generation
and was the most prosperous at that time.
He was active as a builder of the swordsmith group. Therefore, countless disciples lived as a swordsmith of the Nabeshima clan.
It is said that there are many swords that were made during his life but This work is one of the best works. all works are more than standard. Regarding the Jigane and blade crest, it is a superlative work.
Koshirae is also nice, without Kizu and flow.
We recommend this sword with Koshirae for you.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper
Whole Oshigata.