Katana mit Hozon der NBTHK
Tadayoshi shodai (first Generation) was the same as Tadahiro. He started working at the biginnings of 1600´s and died in 1632. Though his works are from the beginning Edo Periode. He is valued by Fujishiro with saijo saku rank (best of the best) and his blades are amoung the sharpest and ranked as saijo owazamono.This […]
SUKESADA GENBEINOJÔ [KÔJI 1555 BIZEN[] SUEKOTÔ JÔJÔSAKU He made many swords for the House of Urakami, Castle Lord of Tenjin-Yama. Tenjin-yama is said to have been in Bizen Waki-gun Yamada-mura, and I wonder if he was someone who lived there? He is said to be the son of Yosazaemon Sukesada. He continued this family, and […]
Katana mit Tokubetsu Hozon der NBTHK
This especially beautiful blade comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon of NBTHK Tokyo. The blacksmith is the well known Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke sho dai( first generation). He was the founder of the Osaka Shinto school, after finishing his study of the art of forging a blade in Kyoto. His teacher was Horikawa Kunihiro. Kunisuke died […]
For the enthusiast of a nice blade with bo-hi and big, clear hamon this is an outstanding work of Osaka Shinto. Terumasa lived and worked at first in Osaka before he moved to Kyoto. This blade was made around 1684. It is in a perfect condition and seems to be very strong. Also the mounts […]
Bizen Koku Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu saku Eiroku 3 nen 8gatsu hi = 1561 Fujishiro Seite 461/462 Josaku Bizen Koku Ju Osafune saku was the blacksmith who forged this especially beautiful sword in the year of 1561, signed and dated it. Kiyomitsu is one of the famous and very good scilled blacksmith from the Bizen-den. This […]
Katana Nr.115 Hizen Kuni ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro Shinto Jojo Saku, ca. 1630, Hawley 70 Pkt. Sayagaki: Omi Daijo Tadahiro, Kane kore ( around Kane era ) 2 shaku 3 sun 5 bu ari / 71.5cm Heisei 25nen 4 gatsu miru ?? Masaó Kao Tadahiro 2. Generation was born in Hizen Prefecture 1614. He […]
Katana mit Juyo Token der NBTHK
Juyo (Important) No.6158Certificate of Authenticity1 Katana (Carved Inscription) Komei Enju KunitokiShigehide AgeyukiLength: 67.2 cm Curve: 0.8 cmShinogizukuri Iorimune (Sharply-angled roof-shaped blade)Chu kissaki (Moderate kissaki) Kitae (Forging) Koitame habuchi nagaremasame ari (Fine-grain pattern with edge grain going straight towards theborder between the ji and the hamon)Hamon (Tempered Pattern) Hososuguhacho kogunome majiri (Small gostone pattern on narrow […]
Jūyō-tōken at the 23rd jūyō shinsa held on July 1, 1975katana, mumei: Sue-Sa (末左)Chiba Prefecture, Shimano Kunio (島野邦生)Measurementsnagasa 71.5 cm, sori 1.5 cm, motohaba 3.1 cm, sakihaba 2.7 cm, kissaki-nagasa 8.8 cm, nakago-nagasa18.3 cm, no nakago-soriDescriptionKeijō: shinogi-zukuri, mitsu-mune, wide mihaba, thin kasane, ō-kissakiKitae: itame that features ji-nieHamon: ko-notare in ko-nie-deki that is mixed with gunome […]
Overview This tachi sword is an important artifact from the late Nanbokucho period to the Oei period (roughly the late 14th to early 15th centuries). Shigekuni, the maker of this sword, is part of the Nobukuni school, known for its high-quality swords. The sword was officially designated as an Important Sword (Juyo Token) in the […]
