Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchFujiwara Sadatoshi was a swordsmith of the Bakumatsu period. He forged in Shirakawa, Mutsu Province, and later became a smith for the Mito Domain, employed by Tokugawa Nariaki to forge swords at the Shirahatayama weapons manufactory, but eventually moved from Mito to Wakuya and Shiroishi in Mutsu Province. He used the go Seishinshi and Ichiryusai. He also signed as Sadatoshi. He left mei such as "Oshu Shirakawa-ju Ichiryusai Sadatoshi" and "Suifu-shin Ichiryusai Sadatoshi". As stated in the certificate, this work was made around Keio, when he moved from Mito to Mutsu Province. He demonstrates high skill by firing a gunome midare mixed with togari-ba on a jigane of pure masame. The bo-hi carved through on both sides are uchi-hi made before quenching. It is a well-made, refined hira-zukuri kowakizashi. Passed the Hozon Token shinsa in Heisei 26 (2014).
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Hitachi · around 1854-1860
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Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
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