Shodai Hizen Tadakuni
(Hizen) Tadakuni (fss-346)
Mei: HARIMA
NO DAIJO FUJIWARA TADAKUNI
Date: 1600's
Nagasa : 18 1/2 "
Sori: 6.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 31.9 mm
Width at the yokote: 22.2 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.4 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: hanuka
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: maru
Condition: good polish
Hawleys:
TAD 80 (80 point smith!)
Fujishiro:
TADAKUNI HARIMA NO DAIJÔ [KEIAN 1648 HIZEN] SHINTÔ JÔSAKUHe is the son of Hizen Yoshiie and his family name is Hashimoto. In the beginning he inscribed the "MA" of Harima no Daijô as the "MA" of rub. [TN: The bottom radical in the kanji is the radical of "TE", or hand, rather than "ISHI" or stone. Look at the fourth and tenth items in the third phrase.] In looking at his works from Kan'ei to Kanbun, the older ones say HARIMA NYÛDÔ TAITETSU, and works can be seen which have a good form, ji is ko-moku, hamon is chû-suguba or an exuberant midareba. (Wazamono)
Signatures: HIZEN JÛ HARIMA NO DAIJÔ FUJIWARA TADAKUNI
HARIMA NO DAIJÔ FUJIWARA TADAKUNI
HIZEN JÛ HARIMA NYÛDÔ FUJIWARA TAITETSU
This is a very fine example of a sword made by the first generation Tadakuni. The hada is very beautiful and the overall shape of this sword is very elegant. This smith also had the title of HARIMA NO DAIJO. He was in the Shodai Tadayoshi Mon, and worked around Kan'ei (1624-1644). The Nidai Tadakuni also had the Title of Harima no Kami, but most of the swords signed that way are by the Shodai in his later years.
"Click on the pictures to view"
FULL IMAGE
KOSHIRAI
PAPERS
NTHK KANTEISHO
KANTEISHO
DEN FIGIWARA TAKEDA
SÔSHIN
Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 1.3 bu
August8, 2010
NTHK
Mei inscription: Mumei
Kitae: itame
Hamon: Suguba
Bôshi: ko-maru
Nakago: ubu
Remarks: Around Tenna (1681)
This sword comes in good polish with mounts and papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~HOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-346
Email us if your interested in this item at Nihonto_Antiques@verizon.net
