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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOmi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro was a disciple of the third generation Echizen Yasutsugu; he moved from Echizen Fukui to Omi Zeze, and also made swords in Edo. He signed his mei as "Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro," "Echizen no Kuni Shimosaka Tsuguhiro," "Omi no Kami Shimosaka Tsuguhiro," "Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro Echizen Ju Shimosaka," and so on, and is a master smith known as a wazamono. In Echizen province, there were many smiths who migrated from Mino Seki; these are collectively called Echizen Seki, and Echizen shinto were particularly valued during the former Bakufu era for their excellent sharpness and superiority as practical swords. This sword is a spirited gunome midare masterpiece by Tsuguhiro, a high-ranking disciple of the third generation Yasutsugu who was famous for his sharp blades and known as a wazamono, active around the Kanbun era of the Edo period; the jitetsu is the so-called Echizen jitetsu with a visible hada, and although it is regrettable that it has been suriage, it is a highly valuable sword with both ji and ha being clear. This katana has a well-proportioned difference between the motohaba and sakihaba, and the kissaki is slightly elongated. The jitetsu is ko-itame hada mixed with moku, well-kneaded with a visible hada, and a faint utsuri appears, making it refined and beautiful. The hamon is gunome choji midare with a bright and clear nioiguchi, well-covered in nie, with frequent ashi and prominent long kinsuji; the boshi is sugu returning in o-maru, and although it is regrettable that it has been suriage, it is a highly valuable sword with both ji and ha being clear. *In the photographs, the jitetsu may appear coarse due to the lighting conditions, but it is a very beautiful jitetsu with a finely visible hada. Additionally, this sword was used during the filming of the Fuji TV program "THE BESTHOUSE 1 2 3."
Certificate reading — 銘 近江守藤原継広
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Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
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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.
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