Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
Katana Mei: Bishu Osafune Ju Yokoyama Sukenaga Saku Keio Yon Nen Hachi Gatsu Hi Product Number 31-2574 Katana Bishu Osafune Ju Yokoyama Sukenaga Saku Province / Era Bizen, Bakumatsu With Koshirae, in Shirasaya Nagasa 70.1cm (2 shaku 3 sun 1 bu 3 rin) Sori 1.7cm (5 bu 6 rin) Motohaba 3.23cm Sakihaba 2.41cm Motokasane 6.6mm Sakikasane 4.6mm Toshin weight 780g (1,200g excluding saya) Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Gunome Choji Price 750,000 Yen (Tax included) Sukenaga, the second son of Sukehira. Claimed to be the 56th generation descendant of Tomonari. Ko-mokume hada, well-knit. Hamon is Gunome Choji in nioi-deki, with abundant ko-ashi and a clear, bright ha.
NihontoWatchsigned · 長船 · Shin-Shinto · nagasa 70.1cm · sori 1.7cm
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
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Koshirae¥750,000