AS21315 Naginata:Hizen Kuni Ju Oumi Daijo Tadahiro.

Ordering number : AS21315
Naginata in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature :Hizen Kuni Ju Oumi Daijo Tadahiro.
肥前国住近江大掾忠広

shinto:yo Jyo Saku:OO wazamono: Hizen.
AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Copper double habaki.
Blade length : 43.8 cm or 17.24 inches.
Sori :2.5 cm or 0.98 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.85cm or 1.12 inches.
Kasane : 0.73 cm or 0.28 inches.
The weight of the sword 570 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanei era.
Shape : This is unusual 2nd generation Tadahiro’s Naginata.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach beautiful nice Kinuka hada why is called Hizen Jigane.
Hamon :Nie deki suguha based with deep nioikuchi small ashi, ashi work and from the Monouchi area, very active deep nioikuchi kinsuji work.

Special feature: Tadahiro the Second, born Heisakuro Hashimoto as a
legitimate son of Tadayoshi the First. Tadahiro was only19 years old
when his father passed away in1632 but he was enough skillful to
make sword at that time. Tadahiro designated the Omi-Daijo in
1641, aged 29 and continued not only forging sword but also
supervised many pupils until his death in 1693, aged 80. He is
known as a skillful swordsmith almost all works are above the
standard hizen-to. He had been made sword for a long period of time
to leave the largest number of swords in the swordsmiths of Hizen
school. He was good at both of Suguha and Choji-midare Hamon.
Especially the beauty of jitetsu called konuka-hada is appreciated as
the best among the hizen-to. His swords are ranked at the Owaza-
mono because of the sharpness.

Koshirae: whole length is about 243cm or 95.66 inches.
Tsuka:　Wooden Tsuka with metal fittings.
Saya: Black Roiro Saya with Myoga Mon.

From Aoi Art : He generally make sword and wakizashi but sometimes
he made a few tanto and also Naginata.
I recommend this unusual Naginata to you.

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