Katana
Signature : Hizen no kuni Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro
Blade length : 70.5 cm
Sori : 1.8 cm
Era : Early Edo period.about Kanbun era(about 1661)
In every respect this sword is beautiful.
Tadahiro was born in Keicho 19(1614) as son of Tadayoshi the 1st.
He started make swords by his self when his father passed away in 1633.
Tadahiro was designated the Omi-Daijo when he was 29 years old.(in 1641)
He is known as a skillful swordsmith, and his almost all works are better than standard Hizen blades.
Especially Jitetsu is very beautiful, and called Konuka-hada.
His swords are ranked at the Owazamono because of the sharpness.
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