SWORD (BLADE) JAPANESE WAKIZASHI - NO FITTINGS
W1970.943
W1970.943
Cool Collection
Blade
Type: SHOTO
Mei: BIZEN KUNI JU OSAFUNE SUKESADA SAKU/MEIREKI SAN NEN NI GATSU HI
Nagasa: 55.7 cm
Sori: 1.6 cm, torii
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 14.0 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu
Kissaki: chu
Hada: unclear due to abrasion of blade
Hamon: large gonome midare, with ashi and some pointed choji
Date: February 1657
The Sukesada school of swordsmiths, of Bizen Province, worked in the village of Osafune between 1350 and 1850. Due to the similarity of both their workmanship and their signatures, it is difficult to distinguish between the various members of the school. However, this wakizashi blade appears to have been made by the 5th generation Sukesada, who died in 1674 at the age of 98.
Koshirae
none
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.943 |
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| Accession Date: | 19 Apr 1967 |
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