AS10524 Wakizashi: Bicchu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro

Ordering number : AS10524

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Signature : Bicchu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro
Kiku Mon

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 48.6 cm or 19.13 inches.
Sori :0.8 cm or 0.31 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.9 cm or 1.14 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.2 cm or 0.86 inches.
Kasane : 0.8cm or 0.31 inches.
The weight of the sword 490 grams.
Era : Edo period around Kanbun era.
Shape : Rather wide and thick Wakizashi with small Sori. Chu-Kissaki.
Jigane : Ko Itame Hada with Utsuri.
Hamon : Ko Nie Deki, Choji Midare and Gunome Midare mixed with Ashi and Yo.
In the Ha, there are Sunagashi and Kinsuji.
Boshi is Midarekomi style.

Special feature: Bicchu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro was second son of the first generation
Tameyasu who was called Tomita Gorozaemon.
First he was working at Kisyu provence and moved to Oosaka
and made Ichimonji style and Gunome midair and also Doran ba midair hamon.
He was influenced gunome midair from Oosaka sword makers a lot.
This sword is Gunome cyoji midair with thick nioikuchi hamon.
The condition is very good without kiss and flow healthy blade.
Hamachi is healthy quite nice sword.

Koshirae :
Saya : Black Roiro Saya with Aogaichirashi.
Tsuba : Round shape iron Tsuba, dragon is engraved with gold color. Nanban Tsuba.
Menuki : Shakudo, dragon is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira: On the silver plate, dragon is engraved.
Kozuka: Raccoon dog is engraved with gold color.
Kogai: Shakudo, Ume tree is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: At first glance, when you look at this work,
the blade pattern is reflected on the Jigane
and the blade pattern is soft and the Cyoji midare
are working which remind us Katayama Ichimonji old Koto blade.
It is a good work.

NBTHK Hozon Token
NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token
Aoi Art estmation paper: whole Oshigata.