This work features a flamboyant hitatsura with abundant ji-nie, and the interior of the ha is filled with active kinsuji and sunagashi. It is a masterpiece of intense workmanship that can be called the pinnacle of Soden (Soshu tradition), inheriting the style of the masters. The habaki is an elaborate piece featuring the Maru-ni-Katabami mon on both sides. It is a magnificent blade worthy of becoming a family heirloom. Soshu Hirotsugu was a swordsmith who resided in Kamakura, Soshu. Following the Nanbokucho period, he belonged to the orthodox lineage representing Soshu smiths after Masamune and Sadamune, and is a representative master in the line of Hiromitsu, Hirotsugu, and Hiromasa. 0 Yen (Tax included)
NihontoWatchSoshu · Kamakura · nagasa 28.4cm · sori 0.2cm
Soshu-den · Sagami
17 pieces on the market now
Within the province of Sagami, where Masamune and his successors had set the Soshu-den on its course, a late body of smiths carried that workmanship forward through the Muromachi period after the classic Nanbokucho masters had passed. These are the Sue-Soshu (末相州), the late Sagami line that took up the manner of Hiromitsu and Akihiro and worked it into the sixteenth century under the patronage of the Later Hojo of Odawara. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fusamune總宗 | 1504-1521 | 5 |
| Tsunahiro綱廣 | 1532-1555 | 12 |
| Hiromasa廣正 | 1444-1456 | 4 |
| Kiyohira清平 | 1673-1681 | 4 |
| Tsunaie綱家 | 1532-1555 | 3 |
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.
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 sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
This work features a flamboyant hitatsura with abundant ji-nie, and the interior of the ha is filled with active kinsuji and sunagashi. It is a masterpiece of intense workmanship that can be called the pinnacle of Soden (Soshu tradition), inheriting the style of the masters. The habaki is an elaborate piece featuring the Maru-ni-Katabami mon on both sides. It is a magnificent blade worthy of becoming a family heirloom. Soshu Hirotsugu was a swordsmith who resided in Kamakura, Soshu. Following the Nanbokucho period, he belonged to the orthodox lineage representing Soshu smiths after Masamune and Sadamune, and is a representative master in the line of Hiromitsu, Hirotsugu, and Hiromasa. 0 Yen (Tax included)
NihontoWatchSoshu · Kamakura · nagasa 28.4cm · sori 0.2cm
Soshu-den · Sagami
17 pieces on the market now
Within the province of Sagami, where Masamune and his successors had set the Soshu-den on its course, a late body of smiths carried that workmanship forward through the Muromachi period after the classic Nanbokucho masters had passed. These are the Sue-Soshu (末相州), the late Sagami line that took up the manner of Hiromitsu and Akihiro and worked it into the sixteenth century under the patronage of the Later Hojo of Odawara. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fusamune總宗 | 1504-1521 | 5 |
| Tsunahiro綱廣 | 1532-1555 | 12 |
| Hiromasa廣正 | 1444-1456 | 4 |
| Kiyohira清平 | 1673-1681 | 4 |
| Tsunaie綱家 | 1532-1555 | 3 |
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.
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 sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
