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Nagasa: 64cm
Sori: 1.0cm
Motohaba 30mm
Motokasane 8.6mm
Sakihana 19mm
Sakikasane 5.6mm
This blade was signed by Kashu Jyu Fujiwara Kagehira(賀州住藤原景平). Kashu is the domain’s name, located in today’s Ishikawa prefecture. It is also known as Kaga domain.
Kagehira was the first son of the first-gen Kanewaka, one of the most famous swordsmiths in Kaga domain during the early Edo period. Kagehira’s birth name was Tsujimura Shirouemon(辻村四郎右衛門).
According to available records, Kagehira was active from 1612 to 1654 (Early Edo period). The first-gen Kanewaka (his father) and Kagehira served Maeda clan, one of the most powerful and influential feudal clans. The maker’s name was usually hereditary, and when the first-gen retired, his son took over his father’s maker’s name. However, this tradition didn’t occur to Kagehira. He dedicated his career to helping his father, and Kagehira’s younger brother eventually inherited Kanawaka’s name. Kagehira was active in the same period as the first-gen Kanewaka.
It is said that Kagehira regularly did Daisaku for Kanewaka. Daisaku is a regular act where an apprentice or a child of the swordsmith signs his master’s name with his master’s permission or forges a blade on behalf of the master. That means that his master highly acknowledged Kagehira’s craftsmanship.
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