| Product No. WA-0912 近江大掾藤原忠廣 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki. Standard width, thickness, and curvature, presenting a refined and well-proportioned sugata. |
| Region | Hizen Province |
| Era | Early Edo Period |
| Length |
51.8 cm 20.4 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1 cm 0.4 in |
| Motohaba |
2.9 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.1 cm 0.8 in |
| Munekasane |
0.5 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | June 03, 2026 |
| Registration Authority | Tokyo |
| Registration Date | August 26, 1952 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Konuka-hada with ji-nie and chikei. |
| Hamon (Temper line) | A deep nioiguchi forming a broad, band-like suguha, with slight ko-gunome. |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu with a ko-maru turn. |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, kiri-yasurime, kengyo nakago-jiri. |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Shakudo ground with gold foil, double habaki; the upper section finished with botan Yujo yasuri and the lower section with vertical yasuri. |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Black lacquered saya wakizashi koshirae |
| Koshirae Length |
75.3 cm 29.6 in |
| Tsuka Length |
18.0 cm 7.1 in |
| Tsuba | Design of Horses in the Field. Shakudo nanako ground, takabori, suemon-zogan and iroe |
| Menuki | Design of Horses. Shakudo ground, katachibori and iroe |
| Fuchigashira | Design of a Herd of Horses. Shakudo nanako ground, suemon-zogan and iroe |
| Kozuka | Design of a Herd of Horses. Shakudo nanako ground, takabori, suemon-zogan and iroe |
| Other details | Tsuka: White samegawa with black silk tsumami-maki. Remarks: Horse-design fittings |
Price |
1,000,000 JPY |
| Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro was the second-generation head of the Hizen Tadayoshi school. He was born in Keicho 19 (1614), the son of the first-generation Tadayoshi and his second wife. Following the death of his father at the age of 61 in Kan'ei 9 (1632), he succeeded as the second head of the Hashimoto family at the age of nineteen and assumed the name Tadahiro. In Kan'ei 18 (1641), he received the honorary title Omi Daijo. He passed away in Genroku 6 (1693) at the age of eighty. With a remarkably long sword-making career spanning some sixty years, Tadahiro became one of the leading swordsmiths of the Shinto period. He is ranked Jo-jo saku and O-wazamono. Judging from the distinctive form of the character “原” (hara) in the signature, whose lower-right stroke turns slightly upward like the tip of a foot, this blade is thought to date from Tadahiro's late thirties, around the Keian era (1648–1652), when he was in the prime of his career. Tadahiro was particularly renowned for his suguha, and this blade is an excellent example of his mastery of that style. Previously certified as Tokubetsu Kicho Token, the blade passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shinsa in March 2026. It is accompanied by a black roiro-lacquered saya wakizashi koshirae, mounted with shakudo fittings decorated throughout with horse designs. |
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