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Hamon : Nie-deki gunome choji midare. The nioi guchi is thick and bright. There is an abundance of ashi and yo. Many kinsuji can be seen. Inazuma as well. The entire hamon has abundant hataraki.
Boshi : Ko-maru with a short return in the Hizen style. Bright and clear kinsuji are present.
Kitae : Ko-mokume hada. Ji-nie can be seen all over the hada and chikei are present.
About this sword : An outstanding wakizashi by the first generation Hizen Tadakuni. He was active around Keian (1648-1652) and is a famous figure in the study of Hizen-to and Jo Saku shinto. He was born in the third year of Keicho (1598) and was the son of Hizen Yoshiiye. His initial mei was Hironori. He changed his name to Tadakuni when he received the title of Harima no Daijo in 1634. He then became the Ogi fief smith. This wakizashi is from his mature period, signed "Harima no Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni". He passed away on the 22nd day of Genroku four (1691) at the age of 94.
This wakizashi is in full Japanese polish. It is very healthy and has no kizu. This blade exhibits Tadakuni's text-book style of vivid, ko-mokume with ji-nie covering the hada. The hamon is his forte of nie-deki gunome-choji midare with a well-controlled nioi-guchi and vivid hatraki with many kinsuji. The shodai Tadakuni is ranked at Jo Saku by Fujishiro, six million Yen in the Toko Taikan and ranked as Wazamono by the Yamada family for the cutting ability of his works.
The shape of this blade is strong with slight sori and a wide mihaba. The nakago has a unique sugata, with slight tanago-bara narrowing near the jiri. This kind of smith-specific trait is a joy to study. We can also see the classic "fish hook" shape at the top right of the "Tada" kanji, a heavy tagane and deep dot at the top of "ma" from Harima - all traits of the Shodai. An ideal example in all regards.
This is a wonderful ubu zaimei work by Hizen Tadakuni. It comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers. It also comes with a gold foil double habaki, shira saya and a storage bag. A top quailty Jo-saku Hizen sword.
$8250
