Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOrdering Number: AS25066Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)Signature: Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro (with Chrysanthemum Crest)備中守橘康廣(菊紋)(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro.Habaki: Single silver habaki.Blade Length: 52.0 cm (20.47 in).Curvature: 1.5 cm (0.59 in).Mekugi Hole: 2.Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.09 cm (1.22 in).Width at Yokote: 2.22 cm (0.87 in).Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.78 cm (0.31 in).Sword Weight: 565 g.Era: Edo period, around the Kanbun era (1661–1673).Shape: A well-proportioned wakizashi with a wide mihaba, thick kasane, deep curvature, and an elongated kissaki.Jigane: Well-forged, tightly compact ko-itame hada with prominent utsuri. The hamon extends into the shinogi-ji.Hamon: Nioi-deki choji-midare with abundant ko-ashi and yo working actively within the temper. Beginning in a suguha-like style from the hamachi, it develops into a brilliant choji-midare. The boshi forms a small round turn-back with a long hakikake.Features: This blade is an outstanding Katayama Ichimonji utsushi by Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro. The omote displays a magnificent choji-midare, while the hamon rises dramatically into the shinogi-ji, creating a powerful and dynamic appearance. With its broad mihaba, thick kasane, graceful curvature, and excellent overall proportions, this is an exceptional long wakizashi that comes highly recommended.Koshirae:Tsuba: Round iron tsuba carved with a dancing figure and floral motifs, highlighted with gold iroe.Menuki: Chrysanthemum blossoms carved and decorated with gold iroe.Fuchikashira: Shakudo ground carved with family crests.Saya (Scabbard): Black roiro lacquered saya.Kozuka: Shakudo nanako ground carved with an eggplant motif, decorated with gold iroe.Kogatana: Included.NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate.AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.Ple
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The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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