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This is a pair of blades, which were made at the beginning of Edo-Jidai, around 1700. The name of the blacksmith is Echizen ju Hoki (Niigata) no Kami Fujiwara Hirotaka. Its a nice pair of blades in perfect condition with Tokubetsu Hozon NBTHK.
This Daisho comes in Shirasaya and has no Koshirae. Both blades are ubu with inscription.
Fujishiro says he is a chu jo saku.
Dai-to no Nagasa: 2 shaku 3 sun (69,7 cm); sori: 1,2 cm
Sho-to no Nagasa: 1 shaku 7 sun 3 bu (52,4 cm); sori: 1,2 cm
Inscription Dai and Sho: Echizen ju Hoki no Kami Fujiwara Suketaka