Meibun: "Hizen no Kuni Ju Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi" "Hizen no Kuni Kawachi no Kami Masahiro" Type: Katana Nagasa: 2 shaku 5 sun Sori: 6 bu Motohaba: 32.8 mm Moto-kasane: 8.5 mm Sakihaba: 24.3 mm Saki-kasane: 6.4 mm Toshin weight: 1099 grams (All measurements are approximate) Fukuoka Prefecture Board of Education / Great Daimyo 3-digit registration Accompanied by a masterpiece habaki made of solid silver and copper with kin-kise (gold foil) application. This is a supreme masterpiece by the 3rd generation Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi and Kawachi no Kami Masahiro. According to the sayagaki by Mr. Tanobe Michihiro, there appears to be only one other known surviving example of a collaboration between these two; in any case, only two such blades seem to exist. This piece is a Nabeshima family heirloom and appears to have been polished by the Living National Treasure, Ono Koshu. It is a well-known fact that works by the 3rd generation Mutsu are extremely rare because he passed away at the age of 50. While rare collaborations with his father, Omi Daijo Tadahiro, do exist, this combination far surpasses them in rarity. Investigating their relationship, one can infer: "Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, born in Kanei 14, was 10 years younger than Kawachi no Kami Masahiro, born in Kanei 4. Both received the title of Daijo in Manji 3, and both were granted the title of Kami the following year in Kanbun 1. This illustrates the genius of the 3rd generation Mutsu, and suggests that they removed the barriers between the main house and the branch house to study together and maintain a rival relationship. Therefore, this work, which has no barriers of lineage or teacher-student hierarchy, is a soul-stirring blade packed with all the skills and techniques they excelled in. With its grand kasane and well-balanced mihaba, it can be called a supreme masterpiece of Hizen-to that could only have been realized through the patronage of the Nabeshima family." The workmanship is a powerful o-gunome midare, reminiscent of doranba, truly worthy of being called Saijo-saku (top-tier work). The characteristic nashiji-hada is extremely well-tightened, with thick ji-nie and strong chikei, showing the high-difficulty skill of the 3rd Mutsu. Masahiro’s specialty of frequent kinsuji runs through the blade, with deep nie and nioi. This blade deviates from the ordinary, packing every possible hataraki into the foundation of the ha; it is the absolute pinnacle of the Japanese sword. The quality is clearly outstanding, but the photographs do not capture even 1/100th of its true magnificence. It is a dream-like blade, a supreme masterpiece that shows the characteristics and highlights of both Tadayoshi and Masahiro to the fullest. Please add this once-in-a-lifetime famous sword to your family treasures. Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, born Hashimoto Shinzaburo in Kanei 14 as the eldest son of Omi Daijo Tadahiro, received the title Mutsu no Daijo in Manji 3 and changed his name to Mutsu no Kami in Kanbun 1. He passed away at the young age of 50, preceding his father who lived to the age of 80 until Jokyo 3. It is said that after the death of Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi (3rd gen), the 2nd gen Omi Daijo Tadahiro instructed his grandson, Omi Daijo Tadayoshi (4th gen). Because Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi had a short production period and spent a long time acting as a daisaku (substitute smith) for his father, his signed works are extremely few. Compared to his long-lived grandfather and father, the 3rd Tadayoshi's own works are scarce, and many of his pieces surpass the 1st generation in the refinement of the jigane and the clarity of the ji-ba. He is often cited as the Tadayoshi with the highest skill and market value, even exceeding the 1st generation. Kawachi no Kami Masahiro was born in Kanei 4 as the son of Kawachi Daijo Masahiro. He was first called Sadenji and used the initial mei Masanaga. He received the title Musashi no Daijo in Manji 3 and changed to Musashi no Kami in Kanbun 1. Later, in Kanbun 5 when he was 39, his father (1st gen Masahiro) passed away, and he received the title Kawachi no Kami in April of that year. Masahiro passed away in Genroku 12 at the age of 73. 4,800,000 Yen (Tax included)
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肥前国住陸奥守忠吉
3.28 cm
2.43 cm
¥4,800,000
Meibun: "Hizen no Kuni Ju Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi" "Hizen no Kuni Kawachi no Kami Masahiro" Type: Katana Nagasa: 2 shaku 5 sun Sori: 6 bu Motohaba: 32.8 mm Moto-kasane: 8.5 mm Sakihaba: 24.3 mm Saki-kasane: 6.4 mm Toshin weight: 1099 grams (All measurements are approximate) Fukuoka Prefecture Board of Education / Great Daimyo 3-digit registration Accompanied by a masterpiece habaki made of solid silver and copper with kin-kise (gold foil) application. This is a supreme masterpiece by the 3rd generation Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi and Kawachi no Kami Masahiro. According to the sayagaki by Mr. Tanobe Michihiro, there appears to be only one other known surviving example of a collaboration between these two; in any case, only two such blades seem to exist. This piece is a Nabeshima family heirloom and appears to have been polished by the Living National Treasure, Ono Koshu. It is a well-known fact that works by the 3rd generation Mutsu are extremely rare because he passed away at the age of 50. While rare collaborations with his father, Omi Daijo Tadahiro, do exist, this combination far surpasses them in rarity. Investigating their relationship, one can infer: "Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, born in Kanei 14, was 10 years younger than Kawachi no Kami Masahiro, born in Kanei 4. Both received the title of Daijo in Manji 3, and both were granted the title of Kami the following year in Kanbun 1. This illustrates the genius of the 3rd generation Mutsu, and suggests that they removed the barriers between the main house and the branch house to study together and maintain a rival relationship. Therefore, this work, which has no barriers of lineage or teacher-student hierarchy, is a soul-stirring blade packed with all the skills and techniques they excelled in. With its grand kasane and well-balanced mihaba, it can be called a supreme masterpiece of Hizen-to that could only have been realized through the patronage of the Nabeshima family." The workmanship is a powerful o-gunome midare, reminiscent of doranba, truly worthy of being called Saijo-saku (top-tier work). The characteristic nashiji-hada is extremely well-tightened, with thick ji-nie and strong chikei, showing the high-difficulty skill of the 3rd Mutsu. Masahiro’s specialty of frequent kinsuji runs through the blade, with deep nie and nioi. This blade deviates from the ordinary, packing every possible hataraki into the foundation of the ha; it is the absolute pinnacle of the Japanese sword. The quality is clearly outstanding, but the photographs do not capture even 1/100th of its true magnificence. It is a dream-like blade, a supreme masterpiece that shows the characteristics and highlights of both Tadayoshi and Masahiro to the fullest. Please add this once-in-a-lifetime famous sword to your family treasures. Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, born Hashimoto Shinzaburo in Kanei 14 as the eldest son of Omi Daijo Tadahiro, received the title Mutsu no Daijo in Manji 3 and changed his name to Mutsu no Kami in Kanbun 1. He passed away at the young age of 50, preceding his father who lived to the age of 80 until Jokyo 3. It is said that after the death of Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi (3rd gen), the 2nd gen Omi Daijo Tadahiro instructed his grandson, Omi Daijo Tadayoshi (4th gen). Because Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi had a short production period and spent a long time acting as a daisaku (substitute smith) for his father, his signed works are extremely few. Compared to his long-lived grandfather and father, the 3rd Tadayoshi's own works are scarce, and many of his pieces surpass the 1st generation in the refinement of the jigane and the clarity of the ji-ba. He is often cited as the Tadayoshi with the highest skill and market value, even exceeding the 1st generation. Kawachi no Kami Masahiro was born in Kanei 4 as the son of Kawachi Daijo Masahiro. He was first called Sadenji and used the initial mei Masanaga. He received the title Musashi no Daijo in Manji 3 and changed to Musashi no Kami in Kanbun 1. Later, in Kanbun 5 when he was 39, his father (1st gen Masahiro) passed away, and he received the title Kawachi no Kami in April of that year. Masahiro passed away in Genroku 12 at the age of 73. 4,800,000 Yen (Tax included)
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Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
肥前国住陸奥守忠吉
3.28 cm
2.43 cm
¥4,800,000
