Description
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with Authenticy certificate from Supein Nihonto.
Nice katana signed by a great and reputable master smith with a high ranking 8 million yens in Toko taikan, son of another very famous smith.
Signed: hizen kuni ju omi daijo fujiwara tadahiro (肥前國住新左衛門藤原忠廣) in very good condition. With a mastery work of Fudoo horimono, protection god. The hamon is impressive and the sword is in very good polished condition. It comes with shirasaya and koshirae of good quality like the full samegawa saya and bronce fuchi kashira with mon crests, it also comes with an antique tusba from edo period with inlays.
Tadahiro (2nd gen)
ID TAD37
Province Hizen
Start Era Kanei (1624-1644)
End Era Jokyō (1684-1688)
Active Period 1624-1688
School Hizen Tadayoshi
Father/Teacher Tadahiro
Lineage Image / Interactive
Source Rating Reference/Page
Hawley 70 TAD37
Toko Taikan ¥8M 360-361
Signatures:
肥前國住藤原忠廣
hizen kuni ju fujiwara tadahiro
肥前國住近江大掾藤原忠廣
hizen kuni ju omi daijo fujiwara tadahiro
肥前國住新左衛門藤原忠廣
hizen kuni ju shinsaemon fujiwara tadahiro
This blade was signed by Hizen Koku Jyu Omi no Daijyo Fujiwara Tadahiro (肥前国住近江大掾藤原忠広), who is the first son of the first-gen Tadayoshi. It is said that Tadahiro was active in sword-forging during 1624-1688 (Early Edo Period).
Tadayoshi (Father) is one of the most famous swordsmiths in the early Edo period and made Hizen province (today’s Saga prefecture) a prominent sword-forging place back then. Tadahiro learned sword-forging techniques under his father’s supervision until Tadayoshi died in 1632 (9th year of the Kan-Ei era).
Tadahiro took over the school his father ran when he was only 19 years old, and he started to make a sword in the same year. This fact indicates that he was excellent at making swords, and the apprentices of his father (Tadayoshi) supported him to run the school. Tadahiro received the title of Omi Daijyo in 1641 (the sixth year of the Genroku era). He kept forging swords for almost 60 years for the Nabeshima clan, strong feudal lords.
Tadahiro died at the age of 81 in 1693 and left a large number of excellent swords before his decease. He had many famous apprentices, such as the third-gen Mutsu Daijyo Tadayoshi, Harima Daijyo Tadakuni, and Kawachi Daijyo Masahiro.
Fujiwara Tadahiro and other swordsmiths in the Hizen province worked under the auspices of Nabeshima clan. The swordsmiths in Hizen province were able to produce beautiful Jigane-patterned blades, also known as Hizen To, using and mixing carbon steel made in Netherland.
The first-gen Tadayoshi (His father)
The first-gen Tadayoshi was born and raised in the Saga domain. In 1596, under the domain’s order, he went to Kyoto to learn the sword-forging technique from Umetada Myojyu(埋忠明寿), one of the greatest swordsmiths in the early Edo period. He improved his craftsmanship and returned to the Saga domain two years later (1598). The first head of the Nabeshima clan, Nabeshima Katsushige, appreciated the work of the first-gen Tadayoshi very much. Then, Katsushige appointed him as his Okakaekaji, a swordsmith who exclusively forged swords for a specific domain or clan. And Tadayoshi started to stay near Saga castle, which is the headquarter of the Nabeshima clan. And, he founded Hizen Tadayoshi school, which trained more than 100 swordsmiths during the Edo period, Tadahiro is one of them.
The blade is in old japanese polish remaining in good condition, the jihada of the steel is detailed and full of details to appreciate. A masterpiece Worthly a museum and a great addition to any private collection. Part of the koshiraes are contemporany like the tsuka and saya so are in great condition and very quality tosogu.
An Authentic nihonto japanese sword, difficult to find in Europe or USA, without the consequent costs of importing from Japan or from Japanese sellers, which can increase the price of the sword by up to 30% and a months waiting for shipment and custom paperwork. A truly real nihonto to delight both new and experienced collectors.
All our swords are originals, imported from japan and Europe from the best dealers and collectors during many years of collection and passion.
Size: Koshirae Full length: 100 cm
Nagasa: 68,6 cm. Sori: 2 cm.
