Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Hizenkoku Kawachi Kami Fujiwara Masahiro
Motte shintan Saku-no Kao

The blade was polished.
Habaki : Copper single habaki.
Blade length : 50.0 cm or 19.68 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.91 cm or 1.14 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.15 cm or 0.84 inches.
Kasane : 0.54 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with sori nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach which is typical hizen sword Konuka hada.
Around Kissaki area, some different iron appear.
Hamon : Niedeki middle suguha with thick nioikuchi.
In Ha, sunagashi and kinsuji scatter and round shaped boshi.

Special feature : The blade is 2nd generation Masahiro who was born 4th of Kanei ara and named Hashimoto Yahichiro and after that he named Denjirio Masanaga.
The blade itself continued first generation Masahiro's work which looks like thunder clouds deep nioikuchi.
He made swords for 2nd generation Oumi Daijyo Tadahiro .
This sword is middle suguha with thick nioikuchi which is active feeling.
On the kissaki area, some different iron appear but not so bad.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the round shaped iron Tsuba, a dragon is engraved in open work : Nanban stub.
Fuchikashira : Plain design Shakudo nanako Fuchikashira.
Saya : Aogai chirashi saya : On the black roiro saya, blue tine shell powder were spread.
Menuki : Flower is engraved by shakudo plate.
Kozuka : On the copper plate, waves and turtles are engraved with gold color.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.