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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A Hizen Short Blade (Wakizashi) in Mounts (Koshirae)
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), SIGNED HARIMA DAIJO FUJIWARA (NO) TADAKUNI
Details
A Hizen Short Blade (Wakizashi) in Mounts (Koshirae)
Edo period (17th century), signed Harima daijo Fujiwara (no) Tadakuni
The blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge), iori-mune (shallow-peaked back) with a medium point and torii-zori curvature; the forging pattern koitame with jinie (hard metal granules on the surface); the tempered edge notare ni gunome midare with a long turnback at the tip; the tang unshortened with sujikai (diagonal, descending to the right) file marks and one peg hole; gold 'icicle' habaki
Koshirae comprising a brown lacquer saya (scabbard) with a rough surface and fitted with a shakudo nanako kozuka with eggplants and beans in gold and shakudo and the menuki designed to match, the fuchi-gashira deeply carved with scrolling peonies in gilt against a shakudo nanako ground, signed Mino ju Senzen, the Mino-school mokko tsuba decorated with silver and gilt flowers on a shakudo nanako ground rimmed with gilt dragons; with two sword tool kits
18 5/8in. (47.3cm.) long; width near habaki 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.); width near tip 1in. (2.6cm.)
With a Tokubetsu Hozon (Especially Worthy of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1984.1.27; a Hozon Tosugu (Mountings Worthy of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), issued 1984.2.3; and a certificate for the blade issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1984.7.4 (3)
Edo period (17th century), signed Harima daijo Fujiwara (no) Tadakuni
The blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge), iori-mune (shallow-peaked back) with a medium point and torii-zori curvature; the forging pattern koitame with jinie (hard metal granules on the surface); the tempered edge notare ni gunome midare with a long turnback at the tip; the tang unshortened with sujikai (diagonal, descending to the right) file marks and one peg hole; gold 'icicle' habaki
Koshirae comprising a brown lacquer saya (scabbard) with a rough surface and fitted with a shakudo nanako kozuka with eggplants and beans in gold and shakudo and the menuki designed to match, the fuchi-gashira deeply carved with scrolling peonies in gilt against a shakudo nanako ground, signed Mino ju Senzen, the Mino-school mokko tsuba decorated with silver and gilt flowers on a shakudo nanako ground rimmed with gilt dragons; with two sword tool kits
18 5/8in. (47.3cm.) long; width near habaki 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.); width near tip 1in. (2.6cm.)
With a Tokubetsu Hozon (Especially Worthy of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1984.1.27; a Hozon Tosugu (Mountings Worthy of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), issued 1984.2.3; and a certificate for the blade issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1984.7.4 (3)