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Osafune Toshisada

俊貞

Jūyō Bijutsuhin
Vol. 3, No. 318 · Katana

Osafune Toshisada

俊貞

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceBizenEraKoto (987–1596)PeriodMomoyamaSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denTypeSwordsmithCodeTOS211
1Jūyō Bijutsuhin

Historical importance

Where Toshisada stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.

随一
Foremost
屈指
Leading
有数
Major
著名
Notable

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Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin1
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken—

Elite Standing

Dated Works

Provenance

Currently Available

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠60designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光3 for sale244designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光3 for sale143designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光3 for sale231designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長2 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale61designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政3 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光2 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光1 for sale38designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Toshisada

Toshisada(俊貞) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Koto (987-1596) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.