"Rare And Very Beautiful Blade By Wakizashi Koto, Zaimei, Sukesada Tensho 1, With Koshirae"
Rare and very beautiful blade of Wakizashi Koto, Zaimei, "Bizen no Kuni Osafune Shichiro-Ueimon Sukesada", Zokumyo and with the date "Tensho Gannen 2 Gatsu", engraved on the Nakago. This blade is mounted with a beautiful and very sober Koshirae. This blade has neither certificate nor Shirasaya.
Certificates and documents : Torokusho type,
N °: 292855 - Date: April 22, 2005 - Name of the issuer: Tokyo Prefecture (Committee for the Preservation of Cultural Property)
DESCRIPTION :
16th century Wakizashi Koto blade, Muromachi period
Signature - Mei : 備 前 国 長 船 七 朗 右衛門 祐 定 (*) Blacksmith's name: Bizen no Kuni Osafune Shichiro-Ueimon Sukesada - Location : 備 前 国 Bizen no Kuni. There are many artisans bearing the name of Sukesada and during the Tensho 天正 period (1573-1592) there were many who were gifted. The Sukesada of this time are mainly : Tensho Sukesada or in other words : Fujishiro Sukesada 藤 四郎 祐 定 and the official blacksmith of the Daimyo family of the Okayama region by the name of Kobayakawa who was called: Shichiro-Ueimon Jo Sukesada 七朗 右衛門 尉 祐 定 as well as Shichiro-Eimon Jo Sukesada 七 朗 衛 門 尉 祐 定 were very famous blacksmiths. (*) We can notice that in the signature of the blade there is a character (Kanji) which is absent. This can be explained either by the period of realization of this Wakizashi blade, or by the fact that the Nakago is shorter than for a Katana. It should be noted that a Wakizashi with a Zokumyo and a date is quite rare, this could be explained by the fact that this craftsman was the official blacksmith of the Kobayakawa Family and that he did not have to produce fagot blades / weight.
Date : 天正 元年 二月 - Tensho Gannen 2 Gatsu or February 1573
Blacksmith school : Name : Bizen no Kuni Osafune
Location : Chugokutchiho, southern region near Okayama.
Blade classification / Blacksmith's Coast : O-wazamono and in Jo-saku Period / Era: Late Muromachi, Sue Bizen.
CHARACTERISTICS
Total blade length : 66.7cm
Nagasa : 53.4cm
Weight : 463grs
Sori : Height: 1.4cm - Type : Koshizori
Mekugi ana - Number : 1 Nakago type: Standard - Futsu-gata / End type: Ha-agari-kuri-jiri / Ubu (Original)
Mune type : Iori Mune Nagashi: At the level of Nakago Sugata type: Shinogi Zukuri Gorges: No-hi (without) Jihada type: Very beautiful O-mokume
Hada Hamon of type : Koshi-no-hiraita Gunome-midare, ending in Choji-yakigashira, specific to Sue Bizen blades, from the late Muromachi.
Kissaki type : Chu-kissaki Boshi type : Different on 2 sides : Jizo on Ura side and Kaen on Omote side Tamahagane blade in very good condition
Defects : This is a very old blade, overall in very good condition, manufactured several hundred years ago and which has some minor Kitae-ware defects and imperfections due to its age (traces of wear, minor scratches and some very slight traces of oxidation). These defects, which are fully accepted on Koto blades, do not affect the value or the quality of the blade in any way.
KOSHIRAE
Tsuba of type : Naga Maru Gata - Maru Mimi - Yamagane - With 1 Kogai Hitsu Ana and 1 Kozuka Hitsu Ana - Theme : Without pattern - The 2 Seppa are in gold plated copper
Fuchi / Kashira : Material: Copper - Theme: Without Menuki motif: Theme: Flower motif (lilies or more likely Rindo Japanese bellflowers, with foliage) Kozuka / Kogatana : Signed blade and Kozuka signed Habaki type: Itoe Habaki - Material: Silver plated copper
Ito Maki type : Tsumami -maki Handachi Tsuka type of very good quality and in very good condition with a superb Same with Oya -tsubo (large emperor nodule) in complete winding "Maru-gise" - Ito Natural Silk Japan
Sageo : Recent in black Japanese Silk
TRANSLATION OF TOROKU- SHO (Prefectural registration certificate).
Juho Token Rui Toroku Sho (Registration certificate for firearms and bladed weapons (sabers)
Registration made at Tokyo Prefecture under N°: 292855
Category : Wakizashi White Weapon (short saber)
Length : (blade) 53 , 5 cm
Curvature : (Sori) 1.4 cm N°. of holes in tang : 1 Inscription: Omote side: Bizen no Kuni, Osafune Shichiro-Ueimon Sukesada and Ura side: Tensho Gannen 2 Gatsu
Tokyo Prefecture (Preservation Committee of cultural property) On : Heisei 17 Nen, 4 Gatsu 22 Nichi, ie April 22, 2005.
Red oval half-stamp, top right of the document
Official red square stamp, bottom left.
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