It has arrived, it has arrived! A magnificent Jumonji-yari by the swordsmith Kishu Ju Nagatsugu of the Kishu Ishido school from around the Tenwa era of the Edo period. This is an extremely old work from around (1681) (345 years ago), the time when the 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi received his imperial proclamation as Shogun, and the same era when Tsuda Omi no Kami Sukenao and Tatara Nagayuki were highly active in Osaka, and Higashiyama Yoshihira in Kyo-Yamashiro. The production of a Jumonji-yari is extremely difficult; modern swordsmiths do not even know the methods of how to forge them. The construction of a Jumonji-yari remains a mystery to modern smiths, and unfortunately, they cannot be made today. Even in the Edo period, a swordsmith capable of crafting a Jumonji-yari was a precious and master craftsman. This Jumonji-yari displays a wonderful and magnificent sugata, the jigane is forged in ko-itame hada, and the hamon is a skillfully tempered suguha style with deep nioi. The swordsmith Kishu Ju Nagatsugu was a smith of the Kishu Ishido school and is also said to have been a retained smith (okakae-kaji) of the Kishu Clan. Having received this on consignment from an old connoisseur with the request to pass it on at a low price to someone who will cherish it, we are offering this precious Jumonji-yari by Kishu Ju Nagatsugu at a special bargain price. Please do enjoy it.
NihontoWatchBETAEdo · nagasa 18.3cm
Shinto · Kii · around 1681-1684
2 pieces on the market now
Shinto · Omi
46 pieces on the market now
The Ishido school (石堂) traces its root to Omi Province, where smiths surnamed Hioki and bearing names such as Ishido worked before the line dispersed across the country in the early Edo period. From that Omi stem grew four principal branches: the Fukuoka Ishido of Chikuzen, the Edo Ishido carried east by makers who had first gone up from Omi to Kyoto, the Osaka Ishido seeded by smiths who settled in the merchant city, and the Kishu Ishido working under the Kii daimyo. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tsunemitsu常光 | 1648-1661 | 7 |
| Yasuhiro安廣 | 1661-1673 | 4 |
| Tsunahiro綱廣 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Nagatsugu長次 | 1345-1350 | 0 |
| Nagatsugu長次 | 1681-1684 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. For returns due to our mis-shipment or a defective item, we bear the cost.
It has arrived, it has arrived! A magnificent Jumonji-yari by the swordsmith Kishu Ju Nagatsugu of the Kishu Ishido school from around the Tenwa era of the Edo period. This is an extremely old work from around (1681) (345 years ago), the time when the 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi received his imperial proclamation as Shogun, and the same era when Tsuda Omi no Kami Sukenao and Tatara Nagayuki were highly active in Osaka, and Higashiyama Yoshihira in Kyo-Yamashiro. The production of a Jumonji-yari is extremely difficult; modern swordsmiths do not even know the methods of how to forge them. The construction of a Jumonji-yari remains a mystery to modern smiths, and unfortunately, they cannot be made today. Even in the Edo period, a swordsmith capable of crafting a Jumonji-yari was a precious and master craftsman. This Jumonji-yari displays a wonderful and magnificent sugata, the jigane is forged in ko-itame hada, and the hamon is a skillfully tempered suguha style with deep nioi. The swordsmith Kishu Ju Nagatsugu was a smith of the Kishu Ishido school and is also said to have been a retained smith (okakae-kaji) of the Kishu Clan. Having received this on consignment from an old connoisseur with the request to pass it on at a low price to someone who will cherish it, we are offering this precious Jumonji-yari by Kishu Ju Nagatsugu at a special bargain price. Please do enjoy it.
NihontoWatchBETAEdo · nagasa 18.3cm
Shinto · Kii · around 1681-1684
2 pieces on the market now
Shinto · Omi
46 pieces on the market now
The Ishido school (石堂) traces its root to Omi Province, where smiths surnamed Hioki and bearing names such as Ishido worked before the line dispersed across the country in the early Edo period. From that Omi stem grew four principal branches: the Fukuoka Ishido of Chikuzen, the Edo Ishido carried east by makers who had first gone up from Omi to Kyoto, the Osaka Ishido seeded by smiths who settled in the merchant city, and the Kishu Ishido working under the Kii daimyo. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tsunemitsu常光 | 1648-1661 | 7 |
| Yasuhiro安廣 | 1661-1673 | 4 |
| Tsunahiro綱廣 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Nagatsugu長次 | 1345-1350 | 0 |
| Nagatsugu長次 | 1681-1684 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. For returns due to our mis-shipment or a defective item, we bear the cost.
