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Wakizashi "Shitahara Hiroshige"
blade length 54.6cm, curvature 1.4cm
signature "Shitahara ju Hiroshige" (Hiroshige
lives in Shitahara)
This is a wakizashi made by Hiroshige in Shitahara school.
Shitahara is a town near by Tokyo. The school was employed by the Shogun
government in Edo period. There was another Hiroshige sword in the gallery
page. (=> sword31)
The steel is a visible wood grain layer pattern.
Unfortunately an open layer appears at the middle of
the length on the reverse side.
The hamon is an irregular pattern, that is gunome, notare,
and sunagashi, kinsuji in it. It is mainly made of NIE (large particles).
(The web like white clouds in the pictures are stain
on the blade.)
This wakizashi is not a masterpiece as art sword, but
it is a genuine Hiroshige blade in Shitahara school. It illustrates a typical
character of the school.
Unfortunately the preserve condition was not so good,
then the blade has a small rust and many web like stains. But you can clean
it with proper treatment for some months. I will add the treatment tools
set.
The habaki is made of copper.
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