HIROMASA
(Soshu) Hiromasa (fss-402)
Mei: hiromasa
Date: muromachi Koto (1400's)
Nagasa : 8 1/4 "
Width at the ha-machi: 22.8 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 5.5 mm
Construction: hira-zukuri
Mune: mitsu (three sided)
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itame
Hamon: gunome/midare with some hitatsura
Boshi: ko-maru
Condition: great old polish
There are only two listed in Fujishiro's koto book, both are of JOJO saku level:
HIROMASA S�SH� [KANSH� 1460 SAGAMI] SUEKOT� J�J�SAKU
He is probably of one extended family of Hiromitsu. When the opening of his era is considered, it happens to be about that of the grandson of Hiromitsu. His works are Bun'an, H�toku, Ch�roku and to around Bunmei. As for the "S�SH� J� HIROMASA D� FUTARI" in the K�zan Oshigata, this is probably a mistaken "D� MON", [TN: The kanji for `futari' (two people) can look like `mon'.], and this probably means that the horimono was made by the same person. There are many wakizashi and tant� which have s� no kenmakiry�, ken nado. Hamon is suguba ko-nie majiri and hitatsura nado.
Signatures: HIROMASA
S�SH� J� HIROMASA
HIROMASA S�SH� [MEI� 1492 SAGAMI] SUEKOT� J�J�SAKU
He is the son of Kansh� Hiromasa, his works resemble those of his father, and are mostly any wakizashi and sunzumari tant�. As for horimono, there are fine kenmakiry�, hamon is gonome midare, hitatsura, and many have nioi appearing.
Signature: S�SH� J� HIROMASA
Plate III: S�SH� J� HIROMASA
Around �ei, after Hiromitsu and Akimitsu, the S�sh� swordsmiths did not flourish and there are very few works. From around Bun'an to Bunmei and Mei�, the swordsmiths Hiromasa, Sukehiro, Hirotsugu nado were very active. This also continued afterwards, and there were many smiths producing.
Plate II: No caption
Compared to the large carvings of late Bizen, the late S�sh� were very small and fine. The former give the feeling that they were carved by the swordsmiths, and the latter give the feeling that they were carved by professional carvers. In regard to the horimono, the late S�sh� have the most advanced technology. With Hiromasa at the top of the list, Sukehiro, Fusamune, Yasukuni, Tsunahiro nado can be counted. The kenmakiry� enclosed in a small frame of Honj� Yoshitane of the shint� period are only considered as being taken from these late S�sh� and inserted.
Plate III: GONOME MIDARE
On this very interesting early tanto you can see an abundance of very fine Hataraki/activity. Soshu tanto like this are very desirable for there work, quality and esthetics. This one is made by Hiromasa a truly highly rated smith at JOJO SAKU. It should even have a very good chance at higher papers some day but for now it has hozon papers to guarantee the signature as true and not gimei. The jihada has many fine ji-nie. The hada is course in some spots as in many soshu blades. This is a sword from one of the five main line schools and from a good, well known maker and is signed by him. The blade is in shirasaya with a gold foil habaki.
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KOSHIRAI
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Length: 6 sun 9.5 bu
1, Tanto
Mei: HIROMASA (Muromachi)
The above item, as a result of a shinsa at this organization, has been appraised as a Hozon T�ken, and is
confirmed as authentic.
July 2, 2010
NBTHK
~SOLD~
This sword is on consignment.
Order number for this item is : fss-402
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