Hōō Wakizashi (鳳凰) – Phoenix

£198.00

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Hōō Wakizashi (鳳凰) – Phoenix
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Discover the Hōō (鳳凰) Phoenix wakizashi, whose round tsuba in black-patinated alloy depicts a phoenix with long trailing feathers among clouds, finished with gilded highlights. The fuchi and kashira, chiselled with foliate motifs and scrollwork, are edged with a golden border. The 1045 steel blade, satin-polished, is grooved with a bo-hi, and the high-gloss black saya completes the piece.

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  • High-strength steel
  • Display and cutting

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Hōō (鳳凰): the phoenix

The hōō is the phoenix of East Asia, a mythical bird said to appear only in times of peace and prosperity. In Japan, it is an imperial symbol, associated with virtue, loyalty and rebirth. It crowns the roof of the celebrated Phoenix Hall at Byōdō-in temple.

This wakizashi places it at the heart of its tsuba, where it spreads its long plumes among the clouds, touched with gold. The gilded borders of the fuchi and kashira carry that same elegance throughout the mounting.

A 1045 steel blade with bo-hi

The blade is forged from 1045 steel, a reliable and widely used carbon steel that is straightforward to maintain. It follows a shinogi-zukuri geometry with a chū-kissaki tip, and features a single bo-hi that terminates in a rounded finish (maru-dome) before the yokote.

Its satin polish lends the steel a soft, restrained lustre. No hamon is present.

A mounting in the spirit of the golden phoenix

The round (maru-gata) tsuba in black-patinated alloy features a textured ground (ishime) and a phoenix with long trailing feathers among clouds in relief (takabori), with gilded highlights and a rounded rim (maru-mimi). A gilded brass seppa accompanies it.

The fuchi in patinated alloy is chiselled with foliate motifs, and the kashira with scrollwork, both edged with a golden border. The handle combines wood with a black faux ray-skin, wrapped in brown tsuka-ito in hineri-maki, with gilded menuki. The ichimai habaki in gilded copper carries a hammered scale texture.

A high-gloss black saya

The saya is crafted from solid wood, finished in a high-gloss black roiro-nuri lacquer. The koiguchi and kojiri, both rounded (maru), are lacquered black in keeping with the scabbard. The black-lacquered kurikata with a gilded shitodome holds a brown cotton sageo.

Dimensions and handling of the wakizashi

With a blade of 51 cm and an overall length of 78 cm, Hōō carries the proportions of a wakizashi, the short companion to the katana. Its 23 cm handle offers a comfortable single-handed grip, with room for the second hand in support. At 1 kg, it remains easy to handle. It measures 80 cm in its saya, a format well suited to display alone or alongside a katana.

Additional information

Blade Material: No selection

1045 Steel
Blade colour: No selection

Satin-polished steel
Bo-Hi (棒樋): No selection

Yes
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Solid wood with a glossy black roiro-nuri lacquer; kurikata lacquered black, with a gilded shitodome
Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Brown cotton, hira-sageo threaded through the kurikata
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Black faux stingray leather and wood
Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Brown, hineri-maki wrap
Menuki (目貫): No selection

Gilded
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Black patinated alloy maru-gata tsuba; textured ishime ground; takabori relief depicting a long-plumed phoenix amid clouds with gilt highlights; maru-mimi rim
Fuchi (縁): No selection

Patinated cast alloy fuchi-kashira, chiselled with foliate motifs and a gilded edge, matching the tsuba
Kashira (頭): No selection

Chiselled patinated alloy with scrollwork, gilded edging, matching the fuchi
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Gilded copper with a hammered, scale-like texture, ichimai
Blade length (cm): No selection

51
Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

78
Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

80
Handle length (cm): No selection

23
Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7
Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2
Weight (kg): No selection

1
Package weight (kg): No selection

1.3

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