Echizen Shimosaka O-tanto
(Shimosaka) O-tanto (fss-350)
Mei: mumei
Date:
koto 1500's
Nagasa : 14 1/2 "
Sori: 6.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 33.3 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.9 mm
Construction: hira-zukuri
Mune: Mitsu
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: mokume
Hamon: midare
Boshi: maru
Condition: very good old polish
This is a very beautiful blade with Horimono a dragon horimono that is carved thru the sword. This type of hori is very rare and is of a very fine quality. Below you can find some more information on this school. The hamon is very well made and the habuchi is active and sound. Hataraki are visible and the hada is very nicely forged. This sword is in a good old polish and is a fine interesting blade because of the horimono and the quality of the blade.
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The Yasutsugu line of Sword smith's was one of long tradition, spanning an unbroken linage of eleven generations. It began with the Shodai, Shimosaka Ichizaemon, who was born the son of the Suekoto sword smith Hironaga, c.1532. Hironaga was the last descendent of Yamato no Kuni Senjuin, and was a member of the Yamato Senjuin Ha. Hironaga's works were rated chujosaku as well as wazamono. In fact, Yasutsugu's entire family was involved in the sword making profession. His Grandfather Kanemasa, was a Mino sword smith. This is speculated as to why many of Shodai Yasutsugu's works exhibit traits of traditional Mino characteristics.
Shodai Yasutsugu, was known as Shimosaka Ichizaemon. He was born in Shimosaka which was located in Omi Province. In the Bunroku period (1592-1596) he received the title of "Higo no Daijo" and signed "Echizen Kuni Shimosaka". During this time he moved to Fukui in Echizen province where he was retained by Yuki Hideyasu. In approx. 1603, by the Ogosho or highest authority, he was granted the use of the "Aoi" or Hollyhock Mon. The Aoi Mon was the official mon of the Tokagawa Clan. It was at this same time he was also granted the use of the kanji "Yasu" 康 by Tokagawa Ieyasu and changed his mei to "Yasutsugu". After this important point in his life, he was required to leave Echizen for Edo every other year in order to work as Kaji for the Tokagawa Kei. This continued up until the third generation, when a dispute over who would become the Sandai prompted one one faction of the school to relocate to Edo permanently.
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Details
KOSHIRAI
TOKUBETSU KICHO PAPERS
NINTEISHO
No. 56573
1, WAKIZASHI
Mei: Mumei ECHIZEN SHIMOSAKA
Length: 1 shaku 2 sun 3 bu
As a result of a shinsa at this organization, the above item has been recognized as a Tokubetsu Kicho Token.
July 27, 1957
NBTHK
This very fine O-Tanto comes in old shirasaya and with a very well made gold washed habaki and is accompanied with Tokubetsu Kicho papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-350
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