Live Auction 2596Japanese Art & Design Including Arts of The Samurai
A HIZEN KATANA
Lot 439

A HIZEN KATANA

SIGNED HIZEN KUNI (NO) JU OMI DAIJO TADAHIRO, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

Closed9 November 2011

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A HIZEN KATANA
SIGNED HIZEN KUNI (NO) JU OMI DAIJO TADAHIRO, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Sugata: [configuration]: hon-zukuri, even curve, chu-gissaki
Kitae: [forging pattern]: ko-itame with fine ji-nie overall Hamon [tempering pattern]: wide round-peaked choji-ba with broad and long ashi and yo
Boshi [tip]: ko-maru
Nakago [tang]: ubu with kiri file marks, two mekugi-ana, one of which a shinobi-ana, iriyamagata tip
Habaki [collar]: single gold-clad copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: 63.7cm.
Koshirae [mounting]: katana koshirae with black lacquer saya traced with swirling stylized water-plants on a matte ground, iron kojiri, shakudo nanako fuchi kashira of fruiting grape vine in high relief gold inlay, menuki of long-eared grimacing beast [shikami] in shakudo with gold inlay, round iron tsuba with gilt plugs to the hitsuana, raised iron rim with fruits and tendrils, carved overall with rippling waters

Specialist note

Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword especially worthy of preservation] no. 147978 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword] on 27th February 2003

The smith was born in 1604 the son of Yoshiie (Hirosada) (see Lot 432) of the Hashimoto family, and became pupil of Tadayoshi I. He received the title Harima no daijo probably in 1634, and became a lay Buddhist monk during the era 1673-81, dying in 1691 at the advanced age of 87 having produced many swords during his long life. His son and grandson continued sword making under the same name Omi daijo Tadahiro.