Wakizashi: Shinano Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni
2017/01/08
Wakizashi in Shirasaya. (NBTHK Hozon paper)
Signature : Shinano Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni
Busyu Edo Saku (the first generation) (consignment sale)
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword Shinano Daijyo Fujiwara Tadakuni belongs to Jyo-Jyo saku ranking.
The blade is polished.
Habaki : Gold foiled single Habaki.
Blade length : 51.6 cm or 20.3 inches.
Sori :1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.18 cm or 1.25 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.38 cm or 0.93 inches.
Kasane : 0.68cm or 0.27 inches.
Era : Edo Kanei era (1624-1645)
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with deep sori and long Kissaki. On both sides of the blade, Bo-hi engraved.
Jigane : Itame hada well grained with Jinie attach and visible to see the texture
which is called Zanguri Jigane.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha with Uchinoke, double Hamon.
Boshi is round shape.
Special feature : Shinano Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni was called 'Yamamoto Hachiro Dayuu' at first. He was a student of the Dewa Daijo Kunimichi. First he called himself Kunikatsu and then changed his name to Norikuni and moved to Inaba province. Then he changed his name again to Tadakuni.
At Kanei 11 year (1634) August, he got the tytle of the Shinano Daijyo.
He passed away at Kanbun 6 (1666).
The Uramei is mentioned the blade was made at Edo which is very precious data. Because He lived Inaba province usually and this blade was forged when he moved to Edo. I have never seen like this signature before.
Historical Back ground : The Shimabara Rebellion was an uprising in southwestern Japan lasting from December 17, 1637, to April 15, 1638, during the Edo period. It largely involved peasants, most of them Catholic Christians in Japan.
Rebellion occur at Shomabara province which was governed by Katsuie Matsukura Shimahara Daimyo and Amakusa islands which was governed by Kanetaka Terasawa.
These Daimyo were very hard attitude of the money(rice) tax against pheasants and also Christian Daimyo who joined a rebel faction. The Tokugawa Syogun squashed a revolt.
Shimabara Daimyo took the responsibility and Depriving disposal and beheading.
At Edo period Daimyo must Harakiri by himself but beheading was just only one time.
Terasawa Daimyo was confiscation of assets and killed by himself.
NBTHK Hozon paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : JPY 350,000-.
