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Wakizashi: Oumi Daijyo Fujiwara Tadahiro

Ordering number : 13633

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (Guarantee NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Oumi Daijyo Fujiwara Tadahiro. 

Shinto:Jyojyo saki: Oo wazamono cutting test high ranking:Hizen.
The blade was polished by good polisher.
Blade length : 59.0 cm or 23.22 inches.
Sori : 1.3 cm or 0.51 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.95 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.25 cm or 0.88 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Weight: 600 gram.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is long wakizashi almost sword length.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie atach
and chikei work beautiful konuka hada.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair with ash Yo work in Hamon.
Boshi is round shape.

Special feature : Oumi Daijyo Fujiwara Tadahiro was a son
of the first generation Tadayoshi and studied the technique
from his father. After his father passed away he succeeded
2nd generation. He said his name Tadahiro not Tadayoshi during his life.
The age of his succeeded period wa 19 years af age and helped a lot from his father’s
students like Kawachi Daijyo Masahiro, Yukihiro, Tadakuni and other students.
Also under the protection of Daimyo Nabeshima family, Hashimoto family could obtain Holland steal
So Tadahiro school could to make Hizen blade for a long period.
Nabeshima family heavily district to export Hizen blades to other places.
This sword is rather rare gunome midare hamon without Kizu and flow.
The blade is Oowaza mono cutting test ranking also Jojo saki high ranking sword.
This sword is almost sword length and nice Jigane and hamon.

Koshirae: I think the story come from Japanese old story.
tubs:Syoami ? shag:On the round shape iron Tsuba, waves are engraved.
saya :red color saya.
Fuchikashira: rabbits on the waves are engraved with gold color.
menuki:some leaves are engraved.

We GUARANTEE that the sword will pass NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Shinsa
(There is neither Hozon nor Tokubetsu Hozon paper yet).
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 800,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 784,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)



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