AS21314 Tanto:Harima Kami Fujiwara Teruhiro Saku (2nd generation)

Ordering number:AS21314
Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Harima Kami Fujiwara Teruhiro Saku (2nd generation)
播磨守藤原輝広作(二代)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished. You you polishing.
Habaki : Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 28.8 cm or 11.34 inches.
Sori :0.3 cm or 0.118inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2,85cm or 1.122 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : cm or inches.
Kasane : 0.64cm or 0.252 inches.
The weight of the sword 225 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanei era.
Shape : On both sides of the blade, engraved Bo-hi.
The blade is rather wide and thick very nice looking shape.
Jigane : Itame hada well grained with jinie attach hada tache gigante and chikei work.
Hamon :Nie deki round shaped gunome midare with small ashi and tobiyaki.

Special feature: Kami Fujiwara Teruhiro’s first generation was known as Tohachiro in his home country of Mino, and he began to train under Kanetomo and then Umetada Myojyu. He later served Fukushima Masanori and received Higo Kami, who changed his name to Teruhiro and moved to Bisyu Kiyosu, where he moved to Geisyu Hiroshima on Keicyo 5th. The two generations inherited. He is commonly known as Jinpachi and is the second generation of Teruhiro, his first name is Kanehisa, and he has already left some works from Keicho.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Shakudonanako Kiri mon is engraved with gold color. Hamidashi Tsuba style.
Saya: Dark brown color Saya.
Menuki: Shakudo, Shishi dog is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo Nanako, Shishi dog is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art:Harima Kami Fujiwara Teruhiro’s first work is rarely seen,
and if it is, it is a very valuable work. Most of them are works of the
second generation, and you can often see the well-crafted Hadame of
jigane. In this work, Bo-hi and Soe hi, which are well-carved, are
beautifully carved, and Jigane has a wonderful blackish bullion, and
gentle Hamon is elegantly produced. Many Tanto were produced during
the Muromachi period. However, in the Edo period, the number of
productions decreased sharply and almost no production was done.
Now, Tanto in the Edo period is becoming a valuable existence, so I
definitely recommend it.

Back ground of age: background in which the demand for Japanese swords has dropped sharply.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.