A Japanese Tadahiro Wakizashi sword
Edo Period (1603-1867), Kanbun Era (1661-1673)
Signed to the tang in Japanese characters: Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro; further marked for: 1640
With a medallion-shaped bronze tsuba decorated with various insects, each with shakudo gilt eyes, a gold cord wrapped ito on the menuki, a cast gilt beetle decorated tsuka, and a gilt seppa; sheathed in a lacquered wood saya with a brown braided sageo
Sword: 26.5" x 3.25" W; in saya: 27.75" H x 3.25" W
Provenance: This lot is accompanied by a receipt of purchase dated November 28, 2013 from Merin Sangyo Co., Ltd and a certificate.

Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, light scratches, and oxidation commensurate with age. Blade appears to have been possibly polished at some point. The sword is accompanied by a Japanese wrapping cloth and care oil Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.