This is a Shin-Shinto period wakizashi by Sukemitsu of the Yokoyama school, dated Ansei 4 (1857). It features a robust hirazukuri form with a gunome hamon and a well-forged jitetsu. The blade comes with a stylish koshirae from the late Edo period, featuring copper fittings with arabesque carvings and a black same-togidashi saya.
NihontoWatchmei · Yokoyama · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 41cm · sori 0.9cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
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| 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 Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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