江戸は刀の目利きの時代である。本阿弥の鑑定、1719年の享保名物帳、盛んな刀剣書が、戦で抜かれることのなくなった刀を学問の対象へと変えていった。
This blade was signed by Fujiwara Yukinaga (藤原行長), who belonged to a prestigious school named Takada(高田). He was active during the Kan-Ei~Seiho era (1624-1647: Early Edo period) Takada school was founded by Takada Tomoyuki in Takada village, Bungo domain (Ohita prefecture), during the Nanbokucho period. (1334-1338 A.D). Takada Tomoyuki went to Bizen province(today’s Okayama prefecture) to master the sword-forging techniques of BIZEN and returned to the village and trained his apprentices. That is how Takada school started. During Sengoku Period (the warring state period: from late 15 C to late 16 C), the Takada school forged many swords for many Samurais in Kyushu island. It is said that the reputation of the blades forged by Takada school was close to MINO or BIZEN swords, two of which are the most famous sword forging places. The Bungo domain was ruled by Otomo Yoshishige (Sorin) during the Sengoku period. Yoshishige and his domain built a strong military and political base there. Yoshishige was known as one of the most famous warlords on Kyushu island. It is said that Takada swordsmiths forged swords for those who served the Otomo clan and Toshiyuki played an important role to make Takada school prosperous during the Edo period along with Tokiyuki and Shigeyuki. Generally speaking, Kyushu island was prosperous in sword-making because of its long trading history with Asian countries. Many feudal lords on this island fought against each other to gain an advantage in trading. Takada school received many orders as the demand increased among those lords. The material of Japanese swords(high-quality iron sand and charcoal) was abundant in mount Sobo Katamuki, located near Takada village. We believe Takada school prospered because of its geographic location and natural resources. This blade is appraised as a Hozon Touken (保存刀剣) issued by NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai: 日本美術刀剣保存協会). *Please keep in mind that there are a couple of minor Kitae Kizu on Hi (groove on blade). Curvature (Sori) 1.6 cm (0. 63 inches) Authentication Paper They authenticated the blade on May 31th in the 5th year of Reiwa (2023). They appraised it as Hozon Touken, the blade worth preserving for Japanese society.



















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江戸時代
江戸は刀の目利きの時代である。本阿弥の鑑定、1719年の享保名物帳、盛んな刀剣書が、戦で抜かれることのなくなった刀を学問の対象へと変えていった。
銘が正しい、または無銘でも年代・国・系統を確実に指摘できる、保存に値する真正の作と鑑定されたものです。
日本美術刀剣保存協会(NBTHK)は、1948年に設立され、文化庁の監督を受ける公益財団法人で、東京・刀剣博物館に本部を置きます。専門の審査員が出品作を直接審査し、美術的・歴史的価値に応じた鑑定書を発行します。NBTHKの鑑定書は、日本刀および刀装具の真正性を示す最も広く認知された基準です。
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