We are offering this wakizashi, featuring a charming uchigatana-style koshirae, at a great price.

The blade has an overall old-style polish, and both the ji and ha are in sound condition; however, there is an area on the left side of the yokote on the sashomote side that appears to be a mark left after rust removal. The jigane is a well-tempered ko-itame, and the hamon is a suguha with a very bright niioikuchi. The nakago is inscribed with “Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro.”

Omi Daijo Tadahiro was a master swordsmith representing Hizen-style swords who was active in Hizen Province (present-day Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures) from the early to mid-Edo period; he succeeded the name Tadayoshi as the second-generation master. He possessed the skill to forge an exceptionally fine and beautiful jigane, and is highly regarded as a master craftsman second only to his father, the first Tadayoshi.

However, the signature on this piece exhibits characteristics that make it difficult to authenticate as a work by Tadahiro, so we are selling it as an unsigned piece. The handle is wrapped in black pure silk using the tsumami-maki style, and the fittings are charming and full of character.

We are offering this wakizashi, complete with its koshirae, at a special price, so it’s first come, first served.

• Blade length: 52.0 cm
• Curvature: 0.8 cm
• Number of Mekugi hole: 2
• Sakihaba: 19.1 mm
• Sakikasane: 4.6 mm
• Motohaba: 28.0 mm
• Motokasane: 6.0 mm
  
• Signature: Omi Daijio Fujiwara Tadahiro(front)
• Era: Shinto
• Structure: Shonogi-zukuri, Iori-mune
• Jigane: Ko-itame
• Hamon: Suguha
• Boshi: Massugu Haitte Nakamaru ni Kaeru
• Weight: 530 g(blade only)/780 g(without Saya)
• Nakago: Ubu
  
• Koshirae: Black silk wrapped Tsuka with Kuro-ro lacquered Saya/Shirasaya
• Original Registration No.: Hokkaido 20305

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