NihontoWatchIn the ancestral lands of Bizen no Kuni Osafune, the Yokoyama school flourished from the Shinto period, maintaining an unbroken lineage through the Shinshinto period until the Haitorei edict of the Meiji era. Kagasuke Sukenaga was born as the second son of Yokoyama Sukeheira, and because his older brother Sukemori was adopted by Shichibei Sukesada, he succeeded to the family headship and received the title of Kagasuke in Tenpo 4. He was permitted to cut the kiku-mon and the character "ichi" on the nakago, claimed to be the 56th generation descendant of Tomonari, and passed away at the age of 57 in Kaei 4. This katana has a shallow sori with a wide difference between the moto-haba and saki-haba, and the chu-kissaki is slightly extended. The machi has been significantly moved up and the nakago-jiri has been cut, and due to some unknown circumstances, the decay of the nakago is prominent, making the meibun on the sashi-ura difficult to decipher. However, the mei appears good, so it is worth the expense of polishing. The jigane is a finely packed ko-itame hada, and the hamon is a gunome-midare with a bright and clear nioiguchi, tempered with intense variation between high peaks and low valleys. Fine sunagashi is seen along the habuchi, and in particular, ha that looks as if the inside of the gunome peaks have been hollowed out, as well as janome-ba, are visible, and yo can also be observed. The boshi on both the omote and ura is sugu, returning in a maru shape. In its current state, the condition does not appear favorable, but for that very reason, a work by a master smith representing the Bizen swords of the Shinshinto period is easy to acquire, so please do not miss this opportunity. This katana was purchased from an old family in Hyogo Prefecture, and it is a first-time-on-the-market ubu item for which our shop handled all the registration procedures.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
We couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi
24 on the market
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Bizen-den · Bizen
24 pieces on the market now
| 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 Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
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¥330,000