Live Auction 7050Japanese Art and Design
A Hizen school Katana
Lot 836

A Hizen school Katana

SIGNED HIZEN JU HARIMA DAIJO FUJIWARA TADAKUNI, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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A Hizen school Katana
Signed Hizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni, Edo Period (17th Century)
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iorimune, shallow curvature, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with jinie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome with choji, ashi, yo, deep nioi, ko-nie, sunagashi and tobiyaki
Boshi [tip]: komaru with nijuba style
Nakago [tang]: ubu, pointed tang, o-sujikai file marks, one hole
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 70cm.
Sori [curvature]: 1.4cm.
Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 3.1cm.
Sakihaba [width before tip]: 2.1cm.

Specialist note

Accompanied by a certificate of registration as the 26th Juyo Token [Important sword] no. 6669, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword] on 2 March 1979.

The sword smith was the son of Souemon Yoshiie who was a pupil of the first generation of Tadayoshi. He became Harima Daijo in 1636 and Harima no kami was given later. This is by the first generation Tadakuni, there were several subsequent generations.