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.
This katana by Sukekane is free of rust and chips. It features a shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune construction with a tightly packed komokume hada. The hamon is suguha mixed with gunome-midare, leading to a chu-kissaki. The nakago is ubu with a kurijiri end. The blade is signed 'Bizen Osafune Yokoyama Sukekane Saku' on the omote and 'Genji Ninen Nigatsu Kichi (rest cut)' on the ura, dating it to the late Edo period around the time of the Sakuradamon Incident.
NihontoWatchmei · Tenpo-Meiji (1834-1872) · nagasa 63.6cm · sori 0.7cm
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
Tōken Taikan top 60%
10 pieces on the market now
Bizen-den · Bizen
40 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 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.
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.
¥430,000
