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MASAHIRO (正広), 2nd gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Hizen – “Hizen no Kuni Masanaga” (肥前国正永), “Hizen-jū Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Masanaga” (肥前住武蔵守藤原正永), “Hishū Saga-jū Fujiwara Masahiro” (肥州佐賀住藤原正広), “Hizen no Kuni Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro” (肥前国河内守藤原正広), real name Hashimoto Yashichirō (橋本弥七郎), he also bore the first name Sadenjirō (左伝次郎), son of the 1st gen. Masahiro (正広), he received the honorary title Musashi no Daijō on the 19th say of the tenth month Manji three (万治, 1660), this title was raised to Musashi no Kami on the 28th day of the ninth month Kanbun one (1661) but was changed on the 13th day of the fourth month Kanbun five (1665) to Kawachi no Kami, with this he changed his name from Masanaga (正永) that he had used so far to Masahiro (正広), he died on the sixth day of the eighth month Genroku twelve (元禄, 1699) at the age of 73, suguha, notare mixed with ko-gunome-ashi, gunome-midare, sometimes also picturesque hamon, wakizashi are mostly signed with the prefix “Hishū” (肥州) instead of “Hizen,” jō-saku
MASAHIRO 正廣 – 22323
WAKIZASHI MEI
Ura: Omote:
無銘 河内守藤原正廣
Unsigned Kawachi no kami
Fujiwara Masahiro
HERITAGE
Swordsmith: Masahiro
Also signed: Masanaga
Real name: Hashimoto Yashichiro
and Sadenjiro
Generation: 2nd
Title: Kawachi no Kami (1665)
Musashi no Kami (1661)
Musashi Daijo (1660)
School: Tadayoshi
Region: Hizen
Lived in: Saga
Born: 1626
Died: 1699
Father: Masahiro
DATES
Production date: 1661-1673 (寛文 Kanbun)
Sword Period: Shinto (1596–1781)
Art Period: Edo (1603–1867)
Political Period: Sakoku (1633–1853)
Shogunate: Tokugawa (1603–1867)
Shogun: Ietsuna (1651–1680)
MEASUREMENTS
Nagasa: 47,6cm
Sori: 1,4cm
CLASSIFICATIONS
Weapon Type: Sword
Construction Type: Shinogi
Quality Class Jo
Hamon: Midare
Kitae: Itame
Kissaki: Chu
Nakago: Ubu
Yasurime: Sujikai \
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Authentication: Yes, NBTHK
Hozon
Shirasaya: Yes
Koshirae: No, custom order possible
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