The craft survived the Meiji ban and the occupation’s near-extinction, and rebuilt itself deliberately: licensed forging from 1953, traditional methods required by law, Living National Treasures, and the mukansa rank above judgment.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchIt has appeared, it has appeared; have you ever seen such a sharp and cute tanto that looks like a naginata made short? The time of this tanto's production was Taisho 2 (1913) (111 years ago), the year after Emperor Taisho acceded to the throne, one year before Japan participated in World War I, a time when the nation of Japan continued to make great leaps forward in the world. The maker of this tanto, Bizen no Kuni Osafune Sukekane, is the 13th generation counting from Bizen no Kuni Osafune Yosozaemon no Jo Sukesada of the Muromachi period, and is a wonderfully famous master tanto by Bizen Osafune Sukekane who claimed to be the 60th generation counting from Ko-Bizen Tomonari of the Heian period. As for the sugata of this tanto, as you can see, it is a sharp and cute tanto sugata that looks like a small naginata, which is thought to be the only one of its kind in the world; the jigane is a strong jigane forged with well-packed ko-itame hada, and the hori consists of skillfully carved naginata-hi. The hamon is in nioi-deki with ko-nie, a gunome-ba with open valleys unique to Sukekane, with two or three choji-ba ashi entering, and it is wonderfully bright and well-made. Please by all means enjoy this tanto in the sugata of a naginata, thought to be the only one of its kind, by Yokoyama Sukekane who represents the pinnacle of Bizen no Kuni Shinshinto.
Certificate reading — 銘 友成
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8 on the market
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
Tōken Taikan top 60%
8 pieces on the market now
Bizen-den · Bizen
24 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 modern era (1868 to today)
The craft survived the Meiji ban and the occupation’s near-extinction, and rebuilt itself deliberately: licensed forging from 1953, traditional methods required by law, Living National Treasures, and the mukansa rank above judgment.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and largely disavows today. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
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