Awataguchi; a Japanese Wakizashi, Edo Period, probably 18th/19th century, the nakago bearing the mark for Awataguchi Fujiwara Tadatsuna, the curved blade with decorative (gunome) hamon, fitted a cord lashed tsuka with plum blossom menuki and mixed metal tsuba, lacquered, saya and decorative mixed metal kozuka. 47 cm length of blade, 55 cm total length without scabbard.

A private estate

Condition Report

Some surface rust to the blade of the Wakizashi mostly confined to the mune area but extending a little way on either side in one area as far as the shinogi, the corrosion seams to be surface, I can not comment as to wether this could be polished out but I have taken extra extreme close ups and this should inform the prospective buyer's judgment,

The Ha shows some small/tiny undulation but I can't see any cracks leading into the hamon, these small dinks for want of a better term are not notches or nicks but are from impacts with a hard surface, again these are tiny but worth mentioning.

The kissaki seems to have been blunted at it tip by approx 2 or 3 mm

I have uploaded some very close images of the areas mentioned.