FUJIWARA MASAHIRO I (1607-1665) A Hizen Wakizashi in Fine Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Of hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in ko-itame hada with a gunome midare tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi, both sides chiseled with bōhi ni tsurehi, the ubu tang with one hole, sujikai file marks and signed Hizen kuni Kawachi Daijō Fujiwara Masahiro, with a two-piece silver and gilt habaki; the 19th-century koshira-e mounted with matching shakudō migakiji fittings decorated with dragons and tigers chiseled in katakiribori and inlaid with gold, the kozuka and fuchi signed Akitada with a kaō, the lacquer saya finished to resemble wood grain and fitted with kojiri, kurikata, koiguchi, kozuka, and warikōgai, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira and shakudō menuki formed as tigers, with a silver tantō-sized tsuba Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 38.7cm (15 1/4in) long. Footnotes: Born in 1607 Masahiro was the son of Yoshinobu, first named Sadenjiro and then Yashichibei. He worked originally under the name Masanaga but later signed with the name Masahiro, starting in 1625, and was given the title Kawachi Daijō in 1628. He died in 1665 at the age of 59. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing