AS25702 Wakizashi: Ichi Dewa no Kami Yukihiro(2nd generation) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25702

Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Signature:
Ichi Dewa no Kami Yukihiro 一出羽守行廣 (Second Generation, Early Signature)

Sayagaki:
Ichimonji Dewa no Kami Yukihiro.
Blade Length: 1 shaku 8 sun 2 bu.
An auspicious day in early summer, 1973.
Written by Dr. Kanzan

(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 Ichimonji Dewa no Kami Yukihiro.

Habaki: Single gold-foiled habaki.
Blade Length: 53.5cm (21.06in)
Curvature: 1.6cm (0.63in)
Mekugi-ana: 1
Motohaba: 3.20cm (1.26in)
Sakihaba: 2.15cm (0.85in)
Kasane: 0.67cm (0.26in)
Weight: 595g

Era: Edo period, around the Jokyo era (1684–1688)

Shape: A wakizashi with a slightly wide mihaba, deep curvature, and an elongated kissaki.
Jigane: Well-forged, tightly compact Hizen jigane of bright and refined quality.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare with a rounded boshi.

Features: Shinto: Chujo-saku: Hizen: Jokyo
Ichimonji Dewa no Kami Yukihiro produced hamon closely resembling those of the first-generation Yukihiro and the second-generation Tadakuni. This blade displays a graceful nie-deki gunome-midare combined with the refined and elegant Hizen jigane.

Historical Background: The Jokyo era (1684–1688) fell during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. It was a period of significant historical change, including the introduction of Japan’s own Jokyo calendar and the beginning of policies that would later become known as the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (Edicts on Compassion for Living Things). These measures, first issued during this period, had a profound impact on society and later developed into an extensive animal protection policy. The era also preceded the flourishing Genroku culture.

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

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