It has appeared, it has appeared! A miraculous *daisho* set of *meito* by the swordsmith Kenryushi Sadaharu has appeared. The reason it is called miraculous is that this *daisho* by Sadaharu was custom-ordered in Keio 2 (1866) (159 years ago)—exactly at the time Tokugawa Yoshinobu became the 15th Shogun—for a high-ranking samurai of the 270,950 *koku* Tsu Domain in Mie, whose ancestral founder was Lord Todo Takatora, the famous Sengoku warlord and master of castle construction who was greatly favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. After the Haitorei (Sword Abolishment Edict) of the Meiji era, this *daisho* was separated and went its own ways, but fortunately, after 150 years, this *daisho* has become a matched set once again. It is a lucky and miraculous *daisho*. The maker, Kenryushi Sadaharu, was a student of the famous Osaka smith Gassan Sadayoshi and was a senior smith to the Imperial Court Artist Gassan Teiichi. Because he performed *daisaku* (work on behalf of the master) for his teacher Gassan Sadayoshi, and due to the Haitorei, his extant works are extremely few, making this *daisho* wonderfully precious. The *daito* exhibits a magnificent *sugata* with a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*, shallow *sori*, and an extended *kissaki*. The *wakizashi* exhibits a powerful *hira-zukuri* shape, also with a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*. The *jigane* of both the large and small swords shows a *ko-itame hada* mixed with *masame hada*, appearing bright and powerful, with masterful forging. The *hamon* of both is also magnificent, tempered in *nioi-deki* with *ko-nie*, featuring a bright straight *suguha* tone where the *masame hada* appears within the *ha*, showing unrestrained *hataraki*. It is a *meito* that looks exactly like a grand masterpiece *daisho* by Gassan Teiichi. Kenryushi Sadaharu is also a famous swordsmith whose place of forging is clearly known; he worked in Ikutama-no-sho, Tennoji-ku, the center of Osaka, where the Ikukunitama Jinja—Osaka's premier former *kanpei-taisha* (Imperial shrine) which enshrines a deity equal to Amaterasu Omikami of Ise Grand Shrine—is enshrined. On this occasion, an elderly connoisseur has entrusted us with these, saying, "I have grown old, so please pass these on to a successor at a low price." Therefore, we are offering this wonderfully lucky *daisho* set of *meito* by Kenryushi Sadaharu, reunited after 150 years, at a special bargain price. Please truly enjoy them.
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Daishō
¥1,800,000
Tracked across 81 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Keio (1865-1868)
74.1 cm
1.5 cm
3.27 cm
2.33 cm
Gassan Sadaharu貞晴
¥1,800,000
It has appeared, it has appeared! A miraculous *daisho* set of *meito* by the swordsmith Kenryushi Sadaharu has appeared. The reason it is called miraculous is that this *daisho* by Sadaharu was custom-ordered in Keio 2 (1866) (159 years ago)—exactly at the time Tokugawa Yoshinobu became the 15th Shogun—for a high-ranking samurai of the 270,950 *koku* Tsu Domain in Mie, whose ancestral founder was Lord Todo Takatora, the famous Sengoku warlord and master of castle construction who was greatly favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. After the Haitorei (Sword Abolishment Edict) of the Meiji era, this *daisho* was separated and went its own ways, but fortunately, after 150 years, this *daisho* has become a matched set once again. It is a lucky and miraculous *daisho*. The maker, Kenryushi Sadaharu, was a student of the famous Osaka smith Gassan Sadayoshi and was a senior smith to the Imperial Court Artist Gassan Teiichi. Because he performed *daisaku* (work on behalf of the master) for his teacher Gassan Sadayoshi, and due to the Haitorei, his extant works are extremely few, making this *daisho* wonderfully precious. The *daito* exhibits a magnificent *sugata* with a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*, shallow *sori*, and an extended *kissaki*. The *wakizashi* exhibits a powerful *hira-zukuri* shape, also with a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*. The *jigane* of both the large and small swords shows a *ko-itame hada* mixed with *masame hada*, appearing bright and powerful, with masterful forging. The *hamon* of both is also magnificent, tempered in *nioi-deki* with *ko-nie*, featuring a bright straight *suguha* tone where the *masame hada* appears within the *ha*, showing unrestrained *hataraki*. It is a *meito* that looks exactly like a grand masterpiece *daisho* by Gassan Teiichi. Kenryushi Sadaharu is also a famous swordsmith whose place of forging is clearly known; he worked in Ikutama-no-sho, Tennoji-ku, the center of Osaka, where the Ikukunitama Jinja—Osaka's premier former *kanpei-taisha* (Imperial shrine) which enshrines a deity equal to Amaterasu Omikami of Ise Grand Shrine—is enshrined. On this occasion, an elderly connoisseur has entrusted us with these, saying, "I have grown old, so please pass these on to a successor at a low price." Therefore, we are offering this wonderfully lucky *daisho* set of *meito* by Kenryushi Sadaharu, reunited after 150 years, at a special bargain price. Please truly enjoy them.
NihontoWatchBETADaishō
¥1,800,000
Tracked across 81 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Keio (1865-1868)
74.1 cm
1.5 cm
3.27 cm
2.33 cm
Gassan Sadaharu貞晴
¥1,800,000
