本作は稀少な皆焼きで尖り小互の目を基調とし華やかで地沸がつく美しく刃中には金筋、砂流し盛んに交え激しい出来となっており大道の魅せる名作と云えます。柄に糸に経年の痛みがあります。 陸奥守大道は美濃国志津三郎兼氏九代の孫と称し、初銘を兼道と切りはじめ関の地で鍛刀する、永禄12年正親町天皇より「大」の字を賜り、「大兼道」と銘し、その後陸奥守を受領し「大道」と改名、三品派の祖として三品四兄弟の父としても広く知られ長兄が伊賀守金道、次兄が和泉守来金道、三男が京初代丹波守吉道、四男が越中守正俊です。 0円 (税込)

Mino-den · Mino · around 1573-1592
Tōken Taikan top 31%
2 pieces on the market now
Where Daido 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.
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Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Mino-den · Mino
144 pieces on the market now
Seki (関), in Mino Province, grew from two roots set down in the Nanbokuchō period and rose to become the great center of mass sword production in the late medieval age. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kinju金重 | 1340-1346 | 45 |
| Ujifusa氏房 | 1596-1615 | 16 |
| Kaneyuki金行 | 1350-1352 | 10 |
| Ujifusa氏房 | 1571-1592 | 9 |
| Kanekore兼之 | 1504-1555 | 7 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
本作は稀少な皆焼きで尖り小互の目を基調とし華やかで地沸がつく美しく刃中には金筋、砂流し盛んに交え激しい出来となっており大道の魅せる名作と云えます。柄に糸に経年の痛みがあります。 陸奥守大道は美濃国志津三郎兼氏九代の孫と称し、初銘を兼道と切りはじめ関の地で鍛刀する、永禄12年正親町天皇より「大」の字を賜り、「大兼道」と銘し、その後陸奥守を受領し「大道」と改名、三品派の祖として三品四兄弟の父としても広く知られ長兄が伊賀守金道、次兄が和泉守来金道、三男が京初代丹波守吉道、四男が越中守正俊です。 0円 (税込)

Mino-den · Mino · around 1573-1592
Tōken Taikan top 31%
2 pieces on the market now
Where Daido 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.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Mino-den · Mino
144 pieces on the market now
Seki (関), in Mino Province, grew from two roots set down in the Nanbokuchō period and rose to become the great center of mass sword production in the late medieval age. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kinju金重 | 1340-1346 | 45 |
| Ujifusa氏房 | 1596-1615 | 16 |
| Kaneyuki金行 | 1350-1352 | 10 |
| Ujifusa氏房 | 1571-1592 | 9 |
| Kanekore兼之 | 1504-1555 | 7 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.