It has appeared, it has appeared! A famous wakizashi handed down as Yamato Hosho Sadamune has appeared. The sugata is a magnificent hirazukuri shape of the Enbun-Joji type from the Nanbokucho period, with a wide motohaba and wide sakihaba with sori. The jitetsu is itame-hada mixed with masame-hada, with the masame-hada becoming more prominent toward the kissaki. The horimono consists of a take-kurabe-no-hi on the omote and a bo-hi with soe-hi on the ura, executed with great charm. The hamon is nioideki with konie, a gunome-midare-ba with many kinsuji and sunagashi appearing within the ha, which is magnificent. This wakizashi was handed down as Hosho Sadamune, but as a Hozon Token, it was unavoidably attributed to Sendai Kunikane. Unfortunately, because most works of Yamato Hosho were suriage, almost all surviving works are mumei. If it were indeed Sadamune as the oral tradition suggests, it would be wonderfully precious and a subject of advanced research. The attributed Kunikane was a famous master smith who served as the personal swordsmith for Date Masamune, the powerful lord of the Oshū domain. Kunikane became a disciple of the Yamashiro smith Ecchu no Kami Masatoshi upon the recommendation of Date Masamune; however, after returning to his home province, he devoted his passion to the revival of his ancestors' Yamato Hosho-den. The fact that this wakizashi was attributed to the master smith Kunikane, who made copies of his ancestor Yamato Hosho's work, means its value is actually higher, as Kunikane’s current evaluation is considerably above the ancestor's; thus, the Kunikane kime has raised the evaluation and further enhanced the name of Yamato Hosho. A luxurious koshirae with rare fuchi-kashira, kojiri, and kurigata—unthinkable in this day and age—adds further splendor to this wakizashi. On this occasion, we received this piece from an old connoisseur with the request to "pass it on to the next generation at a low price," so we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please enjoy this famous wakizashi with masame-hada kitae, handed down as Yamato Hosho Sadamune and currently attributed as Sendai Kunikane.
NihontoWatchBETA
¥650,000
Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Nanbokucho
40.6 cm
1 cm
3.45 cm
1.84 cm
Sendai Kunikane School仙台國包派
¥650,000
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山城大掾藤原国包 特別保存刀剣鑑定書 Wakizashi Yamashiro-daijyo Fujiwara Kunikane [ NBTHK : Tokubetsu Hozon ]
¥2,200,000
Katana signed Ōshu Sendai-ju Fujiwara KUNIKANE In the 8th month Keiou 1st with) Sakura bark lacquered scabbard Uchikatana Koshirae
Price on request
Antique Japanese Sword Wakizashi Signed by Kunikane NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
$5,993
脇差 銘 山城大掾藤原國包
¥2,500,000
It has appeared, it has appeared! A famous wakizashi handed down as Yamato Hosho Sadamune has appeared. The sugata is a magnificent hirazukuri shape of the Enbun-Joji type from the Nanbokucho period, with a wide motohaba and wide sakihaba with sori. The jitetsu is itame-hada mixed with masame-hada, with the masame-hada becoming more prominent toward the kissaki. The horimono consists of a take-kurabe-no-hi on the omote and a bo-hi with soe-hi on the ura, executed with great charm. The hamon is nioideki with konie, a gunome-midare-ba with many kinsuji and sunagashi appearing within the ha, which is magnificent. This wakizashi was handed down as Hosho Sadamune, but as a Hozon Token, it was unavoidably attributed to Sendai Kunikane. Unfortunately, because most works of Yamato Hosho were suriage, almost all surviving works are mumei. If it were indeed Sadamune as the oral tradition suggests, it would be wonderfully precious and a subject of advanced research. The attributed Kunikane was a famous master smith who served as the personal swordsmith for Date Masamune, the powerful lord of the Oshū domain. Kunikane became a disciple of the Yamashiro smith Ecchu no Kami Masatoshi upon the recommendation of Date Masamune; however, after returning to his home province, he devoted his passion to the revival of his ancestors' Yamato Hosho-den. The fact that this wakizashi was attributed to the master smith Kunikane, who made copies of his ancestor Yamato Hosho's work, means its value is actually higher, as Kunikane’s current evaluation is considerably above the ancestor's; thus, the Kunikane kime has raised the evaluation and further enhanced the name of Yamato Hosho. A luxurious koshirae with rare fuchi-kashira, kojiri, and kurigata—unthinkable in this day and age—adds further splendor to this wakizashi. On this occasion, we received this piece from an old connoisseur with the request to "pass it on to the next generation at a low price," so we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please enjoy this famous wakizashi with masame-hada kitae, handed down as Yamato Hosho Sadamune and currently attributed as Sendai Kunikane.
NihontoWatchBETA¥650,000
Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Nanbokucho
40.6 cm
1 cm
3.45 cm
1.84 cm
Sendai Kunikane School仙台國包派
¥650,000
山城大掾藤原国包 特別保存刀剣鑑定書 Wakizashi Yamashiro-daijyo Fujiwara Kunikane [ NBTHK : Tokubetsu Hozon ]
¥2,200,000
Katana signed Ōshu Sendai-ju Fujiwara KUNIKANE In the 8th month Keiou 1st with) Sakura bark lacquered scabbard Uchikatana Koshirae
Price on request
Antique Japanese Sword Wakizashi Signed by Kunikane NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
$5,993
脇差 銘 山城大掾藤原國包
¥2,500,000
