KATANA

HIZEN NO KAMI JU OMI DAI JO FUJI WARA TADAHIRO

NBTHK TOKUBETSU HOZON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KATANA

HIZEN NO KUNI JU OMI DAI JO FUJI WARA TADAHIRO

NBTHK TOKUBETSU HOZON

Sugata: Ubu Shinogi Zukuri

Nagasa: 74.5cm
 

Full length:  95.8cm

Sori: 1.7cm

Moto-Haba: 3.4cm
 

Moto-Kasane: 0.6cm
 

Hamon: Suguha with Ashi iri
 

Jihada: Koitame(Nashiji)

 

OMI NO DAIJO TADAHIRO ( 1613- 1693).

TADAHIRO KNOWN AS SHINZAEMONNOJO, JOINED HIS FATHERS FORGE AT THE YOUNG AGE OF TEN AFTER RECEIVING THE TITLE MUSASHI DAIJO ON FEB. 18 1624.

HE ASSUMED THE NAME TADAHIRO AFTER HIS FATHERS DEATH IN 1632.

THE TITLE OF OMI NO DAIJO WAS RECEIVED IN 1641.

HIS WORKS SPAN OVER SIXTY YEARS.

TADAHIRO'S WORKS ARE RATED "OWAZAMONO" ACCORDING TO THE "KOKIN KAJI BIKOSEN" BY YAMADA ASAUEMON YOSHICHIKA

FUJUISHIRO LISTS HIS WORKS AS JOJOSAKU .

THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN SUCH A PHENOMENAL EXAMPLE OF THE QUALITY AND SKILL POSSESSED BY THIS EXTRAORDINARY SWORD SMITH.

 

 

SOLD

 

PURCHASE / INQUIRIES

 

NOTE: THIS SWORD IS A CONSIGNMENT PIECE AND WILL REMAIN IN THE OWNERS POSSESSION IN JAPAN UNTIL AFTER THE SALE.

PROCESSING FOR EXPORT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS.

A TWO DAY INSPECTION PERIOD WILL BE OFFERED, WITH A FULL REFUND MINUS SHIPPING / INSURANCE IF NOT AS DESCRIBED.