NOBUTAKA
(Owari) Nobutaka (fss-436)
Mei: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
Date: shinto 1600's
Nagasa : 21 "
Sori: 42.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 22.7 mm
Width at the yokote: 14.9 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.7 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itam
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: maru
Condition: good polish
An outstanding sword by the Owari smith Nobu Taka. There are several generations all mentioned in Fujishiro�s. They were all outstanding smiths and this sword is a brilliant example of a koto masterpiece emulation. From the deep curvature to the subtle workmanship of the steel itself. The koshirae is a very high quality attesting to the quality of the blade also.
The Koshirae has a deeply carved saya of a large leafy motif. The floral pattern on the fuchi kashira are of mino style. The menuki are foliage and the tsuba are Shi-shi frolicking in foliage also. There are petals on the iron kodzuka with a handforged tempered kodzuka blade. The Sageo and Tsukaito are a brilliant purple that jumps off the mounts and is an eye catcher.
The blade itself is a masterful sugu-ha, just peppered with ara-nie and small activities throughout emulating the great old mino blades of past. The hada is so fine and well worked of ko-itame with mokume. It is covered in ji-nie and has an oily appearance that is found in the best of blades. A rare package!!
NOBUTAKA H�KI NO KAMI SHODAI [KEICH� 1596 OWARI] SHINT� J�SAKU
His birth kuni is N�sh� K�zuchi, and he is the last descendant of San'ami Kanenori. He is called Kawamura Saemon, and he received the title of H�ki no Kami around Tensh� Ky�nen (1581). He move to N�sh� Kiyosu in the beginning of Keich�, and he moved to Nagoya in the fifteenth year of this same era (1610). He retired in Kan'ei J�nen (1633), and changed to Keiy�. He passed away in year 13 of this same era (1636) after living 76 years. His works are wide, hamon is notare midare, and resemble Hida no Kami Ujifusa. (Wazamono)
Signatures: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA ASON NOBUTAKA
Plate II: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
NOBUTAKA H�KI NO KAMI NIDAI [KEIAN 1648 OWARI] SHINT� J�SAKU
He is called Kawamura H�ki, he received the title of H�ki no Kami in Kan'ei J�nen (1633), and he became a lay priest at the age of 60 in Kanbun Ninen (1662). Because of a large demand during the Kanbun years he produced by working with his son Nobutaka, and for this reason, most of the Nobutaka works commonly seen are works by this second and and third generation. He died in Genroku Ninen (1689) at the age of 87. Hamon is uniform gonome with midare and notare-gokoro majiri, and there is also suguba.
Signatures: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
ZEN HAKUSH� GASSAN NOBUTAKA KOJI
[TN: ZEN means previous, the kanji for GASSAN are transposed, KOJI is an active Bhuddist layman.]
H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA KANY� NY�D�
ZEN HAKUSH� NOBUTAKA NY�D�
Plate I: ZEN HAKUSH� NOBUTAKA NY�D�
KANBUN SANNEN NIGATSU KICHIJITSU
YAMAUCHI HACHIR�ZAEMONNOJ� TAI KORE is added on the ura. [TN: Meaning, "Yamauchi Hachir�zaemonnoj� wore this at his side".
Plate II: ZEN HAKUSH� NOBUTAKA NY�D�
Caption: BANNEN MEI, Mei of twilight years.
As for the nidai Nobutaka, the mei of "ZEN HAKUSH� NOBUTAKA NY�D�" is common, and the mei of "H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA" is rare.
NOBUTAKA H�KI NO KAMI SANDAI [ENP� 1673 OWARI] SHINT� CH�J�SAKU
He was called Kawamura Sannoj� Nobuteru in the beginning. He received the title of H�ki no Kami in Kanbun Gonen (1665), and died in H�ei Yonen (1707). Perhaps because of a remarkable demand for swords during the Kanbun years, there are many swords that he made with the help of his father Kany� Ny�d�. For this reason, there are gassaku mei with the nidai, and the styles are also similar.
Signature: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
Plate I: ZEN HAKUSH� NOBUTAKA NY�D�
Plate II: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
Caption: NIDAI SANDAI GASSAKU (KAKU JIMEI), Jointly made by nidai and sandai, (each signed his own mei).
Plate III: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
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NOBUTAKA H�KI NO KAMI YONDAI [SH�TOKU 1711 OWARI] SHINT� CH�J�SAKU
He is called Sannosuke NOBUTERU, and he changed this to Sannoj� NOBUTAKA in Sh�toku Gannen. He died in Ky�h� J�yonen (1729).
Signatures: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
H�KI NO KAMI NOBUTERU
NOBUTAKA H�KI NO KAMI GODAI [KY�H� 1716 OWARI] SHINT� CH�J�SAKU
In the beginning he was called SANNOSUKE NOBUTERU, and he changed this to H�KI NO KAMI SANNOJ� NOBUTAKA in Ky�h� J�gonen (1730). He died in Tenmei Sannen (1783).
Signature: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
Plate I: MEIWA SAN HINOE-INU NEN NIGATSU KICHIJITSU
Plate II: H�KI NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUTAKA
SANNOSUKE NOBUTAKA
Caption: GODAI ROKUDAI NO GASSAKU (ZENBU GODAI MEI), Jointly made by the godai and rokudai, (signed entirely by the godai).
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