Weight (excluding saya): 918g It has arrived! During the Taisho era and beyond, there were no craftsmen producing tamahagane (the raw material for Japanese swords). At a time when tamahagane was unavailable, the three Kobayashi brothers—swordsmiths of Izumo—were fortunate enough to discover high-quality tamahagane in the local mountains of Oku-Izumo. This superb material had been produced via tatara ironmaking in ancient times but was left behind because the iron lumps (kera) were too massive to transport. Because they forged swords using this abundant, top-tier tamahagane, all of their works are gratefully regarded as meito with high evaluations; consequently, all three brothers were designated as Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Shimane Prefecture. The long-awaited meito by the swordsmith Izumo no Kuni-ju Sadanaga has arrived. He is a master smith who received the prestigious Kanzan Award at the New Sword Exhibition (Shinsaku Meito Ten) and won prizes annually. This sword is a magnificent utsushi of the famous Bizen no Kuni Osafune Kagemitsu from the Kamakura period. The sugata of this sword exhibits the Kamakura period style with a distinct difference between the motohaba and sakihaba. The jigane is a wonderful, tightly packed ko-itame hada. The hamon is finished in nioi-deki with ko-nie, recreating Kagemitsu’s signature kataochi-gunome, gunome-choji, and continuous gunome-choji. Within the yakiba, deep nioi-ashi are present along with many kinsuji, brilliantly manifesting the characteristics of Kamakura-era Bizen Osafune Kagemitsu. Because the master smith Gassan Sadakatsu of Osaka and Sadanaga’s father, Sadayoshi, were fellow apprentices, all the brothers were given the character "Sada" (貞) as members of the Gassan school. This sword was specially commissioned by an old connoisseur (sukisha) and has been cherished in its original condition since it was made. Having enjoyed it sufficiently, the owner has entrusted it to us with the request to pass it on to the next generation at an affordable price. Therefore, we are offering this work by the famous and popular smith Izumo no Kuni-ju Sadanaga at a special discount. Please enjoy this masterpiece.
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¥580,000
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Kamakura
71.1 cm
1.5 cm
3.24 cm
2.19 cm
¥580,000
Weight (excluding saya): 918g It has arrived! During the Taisho era and beyond, there were no craftsmen producing tamahagane (the raw material for Japanese swords). At a time when tamahagane was unavailable, the three Kobayashi brothers—swordsmiths of Izumo—were fortunate enough to discover high-quality tamahagane in the local mountains of Oku-Izumo. This superb material had been produced via tatara ironmaking in ancient times but was left behind because the iron lumps (kera) were too massive to transport. Because they forged swords using this abundant, top-tier tamahagane, all of their works are gratefully regarded as meito with high evaluations; consequently, all three brothers were designated as Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Shimane Prefecture. The long-awaited meito by the swordsmith Izumo no Kuni-ju Sadanaga has arrived. He is a master smith who received the prestigious Kanzan Award at the New Sword Exhibition (Shinsaku Meito Ten) and won prizes annually. This sword is a magnificent utsushi of the famous Bizen no Kuni Osafune Kagemitsu from the Kamakura period. The sugata of this sword exhibits the Kamakura period style with a distinct difference between the motohaba and sakihaba. The jigane is a wonderful, tightly packed ko-itame hada. The hamon is finished in nioi-deki with ko-nie, recreating Kagemitsu’s signature kataochi-gunome, gunome-choji, and continuous gunome-choji. Within the yakiba, deep nioi-ashi are present along with many kinsuji, brilliantly manifesting the characteristics of Kamakura-era Bizen Osafune Kagemitsu. Because the master smith Gassan Sadakatsu of Osaka and Sadanaga’s father, Sadayoshi, were fellow apprentices, all the brothers were given the character "Sada" (貞) as members of the Gassan school. This sword was specially commissioned by an old connoisseur (sukisha) and has been cherished in its original condition since it was made. Having enjoyed it sufficiently, the owner has entrusted it to us with the request to pass it on to the next generation at an affordable price. Therefore, we are offering this work by the famous and popular smith Izumo no Kuni-ju Sadanaga at a special discount. Please enjoy this masterpiece.
NihontoWatchBETA¥580,000
Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Kamakura
71.1 cm
1.5 cm
3.24 cm
2.19 cm
¥580,000
