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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is a masterpiece of a Bizen-den tanto by the swordsmith Gassan Teiichi, an Imperial Court Artist. Gassan Teiichi was appointed as an Imperial Court Artist in Meiji 39, April, and this tanto is a monumental masterpiece produced in the year following his appointment as an Imperial Court Artist. As for the sugata, even though the tanto sugata is short, it is wonderfully fine; the jigane is a tightly packed ko-itame hada with chikei appearing in the ji, and the hamon is a nioi-deki gunome-ba with ko-nie, showing fine kinsuji within the ha, which is magnificent. The horimono, the true essence of the master smith Gassan Teiichi, features a suken carved on the omote and gomabashi masterfully carved on the ura, a splendid tanto that brilliantly answers his reputation as a master of carving in the modern era. The koshirae from that period is wonderful, with menuki of a celebratory New Year design in kin-iroe, and a kowari-kogai of a wave design on a gin-ji, all set in a kawari-nuri aikuchi koshirae that adds even more splendor to this tanto. Please by all means enjoy this masterpiece by the swordsmith Gassan Teiichi, the highest peak of the sword world in both name and reality as an Imperial Court Artist.
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Shinshinto · Settsu · around 1864-1865
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 23%
7 pieces on the market now
Where Sadakazu stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
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Shinshinto · Settsu
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadaharu貞晴 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sadayoshi貞吉 | 1926-1989 | 0 |
| Yoshiaki吉明 | 1844-1848 | 0 |
| Naonobu直信 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sadayoshi貞吉 | 1830-1863 | 0 |
Bakumatsu: the last war market
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.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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