{"id":31412,"date":"2026-05-09T10:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=31412"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:21:18","slug":"as26041-katana-hizen-no-kuni-ju-fujiwara-tadahiro-auspicious-day-in-august-kanei-15-1638-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31412\/as26041-katana-hizen-no-kuni-ju-fujiwara-tadahiro-auspicious-day-in-august-kanei-15-1638-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26041 Katana: Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro Auspicious day in August, Kanei 15 (1638) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS26041<\/p>\n

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro
\nAuspicious day in August, Kanei 15 (1638)
\n\u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u4f4f\u85e4\u539f\u5fe0\u5e83
\n\u5bdb\u6c38\u5341\u4e94\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5<\/p>\n

Shinto: O Wazamono: Jyojyo Saku: Hizen.
\n(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
\nThe workmanship of this piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro.
\nHabaki: Gold-plated double habaki.
\nBlade Length: 71.06 cm (27.98 in).
\nCurvature: 2.12 cm (0.83 in).
\nMekugi Hole: 3.
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.98 cm (1.17 in).
\nWidth at Tip: 2.94 cm (1.16 in).
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.68 cm (0.27 in).
\nSword Weight: 675 g.
\nEra: Edo period, Kanei 15 (1638).
\nShape: A well-proportioned piece with wide mihaba, thick kasane, deep curvature, and an extended kissaki.
\nJigane: Fine ko-itame hada, well forged, showing the typical Hizen jigane.
\nHamon: Nie-deki, suguha with a deep nioiguchi, and the boshi is round and turns back in a pointed manner.<\/p>\n

Features: Because there is an ura-mei, it can be determined that this work was made when Tadahiro was 25 years old.
\nThe inscription \u201cKanei 10 (1633), second month, auspicious day\u201d bears the title Musashi Daijo, and the first stroke of the character \u201cTada\u201d is shaped like a diamond.
\nThis is considered the only way to distinguish between the first and second generations.
\nIt is extremely rare and valuable that both the name and date are engraved on both sides.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: This work was made when Omi Daijo Tadahiro was still 25 years old.
\nIt is said that he continued to produce Japanese swords for nearly 60 years thereafter, leaving behind a great number of works.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.<\/p>\n

Please note: The price does not include the international shipping fees.<\/p>\n

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Ordering Number: AS26041 Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Hizen no Kuni ju Fujiwara Tadahiro Auspicious day in August, Kanei 15 (1638) \u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u4f4f\u85e4\u539f\u5fe0\u5e83 \u5bdb\u6c38\u5341\u4e94\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5 Shinto: O Wazamono: Jyojyo Saku: Hizen. (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). The workmanship of this piece is […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31412","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-katana-en","product_cat-sword-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}