Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatch横山祐包は備前の刀工。本名・横山俊吉、俊左衛門。文政頃に活躍した佑盛の養子。友成五十八代孫と茎に切ることで知られているが、時代が合わないため自称とする説が有力。 本刀は在銘の刀。刃文は直刃。鍛えは小板目が詰んだ無地風。帽子は差表に飛び焼き交え、直ぐに小丸に返る。僅かに小足・葉入るも、丁子刃の華やかな刃文の印象が強い佑包にしてはなんとも真面目な一振りです。焼き低く長さも十分で、幕末頃の実戦的な備前物をお求めの方によろしいかと思います。 打刀拵のみ付属します。変り塗に青貝が散りばめられた味わいのある鞘。布目象嵌の鉄鐺。赤銅の目貫・縁頭。目貫は人物図。縁頭は波。桐紋透かしの鉄鐔。銅鎺。 古研ぎで刀身・棟にヒケ、僅かな点錆ございます。栗形のシトドメ片方紛失。鞘の鯉口の部分破損しており、緩くなっているのでお気を付けください。以上、写真にて詳細ご確認頂ければと思います。
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Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
Tōken Taikan top 60%
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Bizen-den · Bizen
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukenobu祐信 | 1830-1844 | 0 |
| Suketaka祐高 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1864-1865 | 0 |
| Sukehiro祐廣 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sukekane祐包 | 1868-1912 | 0 |
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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