It has arrived, it has arrived! A custom-ordered work with a *zokumei* by Bizen no Kuni Osafune Sukesada—a true object of desire in the sword world. Do you own a Bizen Osafune work with a *zokumei*? While they are quite famous, they are works that one rarely has the opportunity to encounter. This *wakizashi* by the Bizen Osafune smiths, a lineage continuing for approximately 1,000 years from the Heian period to the modern day, is a precious piece with a date of Eiroku Ni-nen (1559) (465 years ago) in the Muromachi period. It is an ancient work from the very time Oda Nobunaga traveled to Kyoto to meet the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru for the first time. This *wakizashi* exhibits the excellent *sugata* of a Bizen sword, featuring a slight *koshi-sori* in the Bizen tradition, *funbari* at the *moto*, a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*, and thin *haniku*. The *jigane* is forged powerfully in *itame-hada*. The *hamon* is in *nioi-deki* with *ko-nie*, featuring a large *notare-ba* with many *gunome-ashi* within the *hachu*, showing active and magnificent workmanship. A luxurious *wakizashi koshirae* from the Edo period, featuring a *hibiwari-nuri* scabbard and a *tsuba* by Mogarashi Soten with a warrior motif, adds further splendor to this Bizen no Kuni Osafune Ju Gen-saemon-no-jo Sukesada *wakizashi*. On this occasion, we have received this piece from an old connoisseur with the request to pass it on to the next generation at an affordable price; therefore, we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please enjoy this precious, famous *wakizashi* by the renowned Bizen no Kuni Osafune Ju Gen-saemon-no-jo Sukesada, of which very few extant works exist.
Certificate reading — 銘 備前国住長船源三衛尉祐定作 / 永禄二年八月吉日
NihontoWatchBETAEdo · nagasa 54.2cm · sori 1.1cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
71 pieces on the market now
Sukesada (祐定) is the great name of late-Muromachi Osafune, the most prosperous of the Bizen forges that scholars group together as Sue-Bizen. The signature was carried by a body of smiths so large that the early-modern reference Hayami-dashi lists as many as twenty-one who appended a zokumyo (common name) to distinguish themselves, and the published commentary is blunt that of all the late-Osafune families the Sukesada line was the largest and most productive. Two registers of work issue from this single name. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukesada祐定 | 1504-1551 | 72 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1532-1583 | 18 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1547-1592 | 8 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1487-1521 | 5 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1532-1573 | 3 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteFor returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. For returns due to our mis-shipment or a defective item, we bear the cost.
It has arrived, it has arrived! A custom-ordered work with a *zokumei* by Bizen no Kuni Osafune Sukesada—a true object of desire in the sword world. Do you own a Bizen Osafune work with a *zokumei*? While they are quite famous, they are works that one rarely has the opportunity to encounter. This *wakizashi* by the Bizen Osafune smiths, a lineage continuing for approximately 1,000 years from the Heian period to the modern day, is a precious piece with a date of Eiroku Ni-nen (1559) (465 years ago) in the Muromachi period. It is an ancient work from the very time Oda Nobunaga traveled to Kyoto to meet the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru for the first time. This *wakizashi* exhibits the excellent *sugata* of a Bizen sword, featuring a slight *koshi-sori* in the Bizen tradition, *funbari* at the *moto*, a wide *motohaba* and *sakihaba*, and thin *haniku*. The *jigane* is forged powerfully in *itame-hada*. The *hamon* is in *nioi-deki* with *ko-nie*, featuring a large *notare-ba* with many *gunome-ashi* within the *hachu*, showing active and magnificent workmanship. A luxurious *wakizashi koshirae* from the Edo period, featuring a *hibiwari-nuri* scabbard and a *tsuba* by Mogarashi Soten with a warrior motif, adds further splendor to this Bizen no Kuni Osafune Ju Gen-saemon-no-jo Sukesada *wakizashi*. On this occasion, we have received this piece from an old connoisseur with the request to pass it on to the next generation at an affordable price; therefore, we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please enjoy this precious, famous *wakizashi* by the renowned Bizen no Kuni Osafune Ju Gen-saemon-no-jo Sukesada, of which very few extant works exist.
Certificate reading — 銘 備前国住長船源三衛尉祐定作 / 永禄二年八月吉日
NihontoWatchBETAEdo · nagasa 54.2cm · sori 1.1cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
71 pieces on the market now
Sukesada (祐定) is the great name of late-Muromachi Osafune, the most prosperous of the Bizen forges that scholars group together as Sue-Bizen. The signature was carried by a body of smiths so large that the early-modern reference Hayami-dashi lists as many as twenty-one who appended a zokumyo (common name) to distinguish themselves, and the published commentary is blunt that of all the late-Osafune families the Sukesada line was the largest and most productive. Two registers of work issue from this single name. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukesada祐定 | 1504-1551 | 72 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1532-1583 | 18 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1547-1592 | 8 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1487-1521 | 5 |
| Sukesada祐定 | 1532-1573 | 3 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteFor returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. For returns due to our mis-shipment or a defective item, we bear the cost.
