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無銘 備前国長船七兵衛祐定 Bizennokuni Osafune Shichibei Sukesada
¥350,000
Specifications
Nagasa
39.3 cm
Sori
0.5 cm
Motohaba
3.07 cm
Sakihaba
1.77 cm
NihontoWatchBETAWeight: Blade only 403g It has appeared, it has appeared—from an old family lineage comes a mumei wakizashi handed down as the work of Bizen no Kuni Osafune Shichibei Sukesada. Shichibei Sukesada’s father, Yokoyama Toshiro Sukesada, was a master smith who achieved the restoration of the Osafune smiths; while most Osafune swordsmiths were swept away and lost their lives in the great flood of the Yoshii River in Tensho 19 (1591) (435 years ago), he fortunately reached the shore by the narrowest of margins and returned to the land of Osafune. Shichibei Sukesada, who claimed to be the 5th generation descendant of Yosozaemon-no-jo Sukesada (Eisho era), is famous as the pinnacle swordsmith of Shinto Sukesada. However, despite his long life—passing away at age 98 in Enpo 2—he did not include his zokumei "Shichibei-jo Sukesada" on his works except for special orders. Because of this, his blades are often mistaken for older works (koto), and confirmed examples of his work are few. The sugata of this wakizashi shows a thick moto-kasane with a distinct difference between the moto-mihaba and saki-mihaba, featuring a shallow sori and a grand, high-quality hira-zukuri wakizashi form. The jigane is forged in itame-hada, showing a faint utsuri near the mune-suji. The horimono is skillfully and splendidly executed, with a "so-no-kurikara" (dragon coiled around a sword with a dokko) on the omote, and gomabashi on the ura. The hamon is nioi-deki with ko-nie, a suguha-style tempered line mixed with notare, featuring abundant nie within the ha, giving it the refined atmosphere seen in koto blades. The koshirae features a shakudo habaki with stylish katakiri-bori engravings of a dragon and waves. The tsuka is made of oak with fine "go-rin" (approx. 1.5mm) carvings covered in urushi, set with menuki of auspicious cranes. The kozuka depicts a famous scene of a bird of prey hunting a monkey. The saya features "ni-bu" (approx. 6mm) carvings covered in urushi; the staggering amount of time and effort required for such craftsmanship is something that cannot be replicated today, adding further splendor to this wakizashi handed down as Shichibei-jo Sukesada. We received this from an old family who stated, "We have grown old, so please pass this on at a low price to someone who will cherish it." Because the buffalo horn of the kozuka-hitsu is missing, we are offering this at a special, ultra-bargain price. Please enjoy this piece.
NihontoWatchBETA¥350,000
39.3 cm
0.5 cm
3.07 cm
1.77 cm
Weight: Blade only 403g It has appeared, it has appeared—from an old family lineage comes a mumei wakizashi handed down as the work of Bizen no Kuni Osafune Shichibei Sukesada. Shichibei Sukesada’s father, Yokoyama Toshiro Sukesada, was a master smith who achieved the restoration of the Osafune smiths; while most Osafune swordsmiths were swept away and lost their lives in the great flood of the Yoshii River in Tensho 19 (1591) (435 years ago), he fortunately reached the shore by the narrowest of margins and returned to the land of Osafune. Shichibei Sukesada, who claimed to be the 5th generation descendant of Yosozaemon-no-jo Sukesada (Eisho era), is famous as the pinnacle swordsmith of Shinto Sukesada. However, despite his long life—passing away at age 98 in Enpo 2—he did not include his zokumei "Shichibei-jo Sukesada" on his works except for special orders. Because of this, his blades are often mistaken for older works (koto), and confirmed examples of his work are few. The sugata of this wakizashi shows a thick moto-kasane with a distinct difference between the moto-mihaba and saki-mihaba, featuring a shallow sori and a grand, high-quality hira-zukuri wakizashi form. The jigane is forged in itame-hada, showing a faint utsuri near the mune-suji. The horimono is skillfully and splendidly executed, with a "so-no-kurikara" (dragon coiled around a sword with a dokko) on the omote, and gomabashi on the ura. The hamon is nioi-deki with ko-nie, a suguha-style tempered line mixed with notare, featuring abundant nie within the ha, giving it the refined atmosphere seen in koto blades. The koshirae features a shakudo habaki with stylish katakiri-bori engravings of a dragon and waves. The tsuka is made of oak with fine "go-rin" (approx. 1.5mm) carvings covered in urushi, set with menuki of auspicious cranes. The kozuka depicts a famous scene of a bird of prey hunting a monkey. The saya features "ni-bu" (approx. 6mm) carvings covered in urushi; the staggering amount of time and effort required for such craftsmanship is something that cannot be replicated today, adding further splendor to this wakizashi handed down as Shichibei-jo Sukesada. We received this from an old family who stated, "We have grown old, so please pass this on at a low price to someone who will cherish it." Because the buffalo horn of the kozuka-hitsu is missing, we are offering this at a special, ultra-bargain price. Please enjoy this piece.
NihontoWatchBETA¥350,000
39.3 cm
0.5 cm
3.07 cm
1.77 cm
