Hotaru Wakizashi (蛍) – Firefly

£281.00

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Hotaru Wakizashi (蛍) – Firefly
Hotaru Wakizashi (蛍) – Firefly
£281.00
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Discover the Hotaru (蛍) Firefly wakizashi, whose black lacquered saya shimmers with green and blue glitter, like fireflies adrift in the night. Its straight damascus steel blade bears a tsuchime hammer finish, while its small silver floral tsuba is echoed in the fuchi and kashira. Silver dragon menuki and blue tsuka-ito complete this singular wakizashi.

  • Hand-finished
  • High-Strength Steel
  • Functional and decorative

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Hotaru (蛍): the firefly

In Japan, the firefly (hotaru) heralds the arrival of summer. Its gentle light above the rivers has been celebrated for centuries in poetry, and it is sometimes said to carry the souls of the departed. It is a symbol of ephemeral, wordless beauty.

This wakizashi captures that image on its saya: a black lacquer in which green and blue glitter dance like fireflies kindling in the dark. The silver floral fittings and blue tsuka-ito sustain the atmosphere of a summer night.

A straight damascus steel blade with tsuchime hammer finish

The blade is crafted from damascus steel, formed by layering and folding multiple layers of steel to produce distinctive surface patterns. Its profile is straight : clean, spare and precise.

It is distinguished by a tsuchime hammer finish: a textured surface of small, faceted impressions that play with the light. The blade carries neither hamon nor bo-hi.

Silver fittings with floral motifs

The tsuba is a small rounded guard in silver-toned alloy, adorned with floral motifs. The fuchi and kashira are rendered in matching silver with the same engraved flower pattern, giving the overall fittings a seamless coherence.

The tsuka combines a wooden core with a faux white ray skin, wrapped in a diamond-pattern blue tsuka-ito, beneath which silver dragon menuki appear. The habaki in brass presents a woven chequerboard effect.

A black saya with green and blue shimmer

The saya is crafted from hardwood and coated in a black lacquer threaded with green and blue glitter. Depending on the angle, the particles catch the light like fireflies igniting in darkness. A blue and white sageo, matched to the tsuka-ito, completes the piece.

Dimensions and handling

With a blade of 51 cm and an overall length of 78 cm, Hotaru carries the proportions of a wakizashi, the shorter companion to the katana. Its 23 cm tsuka offers a comfortable one-handed grip, with room for the second hand in support. At 1 kg, it remains easy to manoeuvre. It measures 80 cm in its saya, a format that lends itself equally to solo display or alongside a katana.

Additional information

Blade Material: No selection

Damascus Steel
Blade colour: No selection

Steel
Bo-Hi (棒樋): No selection

No
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black lacquered hardwood with speckled green and blue shimmer
Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Blue and white
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

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

Blue lozenge pattern
Menuki (目貫): No selection

Silvered dragon
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Small rounded silver-tone alloy guard with floral motifs
Fuchi (縁): No selection

Silver-tone engraved finish with a floral motif
Kashira (頭): No selection

Silver-tone engraved metal with floral motif
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Braided/chequerboard-effect brass
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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