NihontoWatchShinto, Tosa. Early Edo. Wazamono. With Tokubetsu Hozon Token Kanteisho. Ryoshinogi-zukuri, marukubi. Kitae: itame-hada, somewhat sunken, flowing and hadatachi in places, ji-nie attaches well, jitetsu is good. Hamon: suguha style, habuchi has ko-nie and is somewhat sunken and tight, fine hotsure and nijuba appear. Boshi: suguha style, the tip has slight hakikake and a long kaeri. Nakago is ubu, tip is kurijiri, yasurime is kiri. Period polishi. In shirasaya. Yoshiyuki was born in Soma Nakamura, Mutsu Province (present-day Nakamura, Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture), was named Morishita Heisuke, and was the second son of Harima no Kami Yoshinari; his older brother was Kozuke no Kami Yoshikuni. Later, he moved to Osaka Sumiyoshi with his father and brother and became a student of Mishina Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi. He first received the title of "Mutsu no Daijo" and later "Mutsu no Kami," was adopted into the Yamaoka family, and changed his name to Yamaoka Heisuke. Around Genroku, he was invited as a smith for the Tosa Kochi Domain, moved to Tanezaki-cho east of Kochi Castle, served the fourth domain lord Yamauchi Toyomasa, and after being very active as a domain smith, it is said he finally returned to Osaka and passed away. His period of activity was from Kanbun to Genroku; as for his style, he was skilled in the gunome choji of his master's style, and like his master, there are cases where he included the kobushigata choji in the style of Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke; he also produced suguha and, in his early period, sudareba styles. Mei are signed as "Yoshiyuki," "Mutsu no Daijo Yoshiyuki," "Mutsu no Kami Yoshiyuki," "Sesshu Ju Yoshiyuki," "Doshu Ju Yoshiyuki," etc. This work is a yari by Yoshiyuki, ryoshinogi-zukuri, with a dimension slightly under 3 sun 8 bu; the suguha style blade has a habuchi with ko-nie that is somewhat sunken and tight, with fine hotsure and nijuba appearing. Although it is a somewhat small size, the habuchi has fine activity, there are no large flaws, and it is in a shirasaya with a kuchigane attached to the koiguchi part. Mutsu no Kami Yoshiyuki, who boasted the sharpness that the famous Sakamoto Ryoma fell in love with, has become increasingly popular in recent years, but authentic works rarely appear, so do not miss it.
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Tosa · around 1661-1673
Tōken Taikan top 60%
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The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
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