oli

December 1798

There is a chapter about the smih in the Book Shinshinto-shi from Markus Sesko. I would go for restoration and papers, you have some options in USA. Another example https://shop.nihontou.jp/products/detail/29508

indeed interesting smith, from Book Markus Sesko: SUKETAKA (助隆), Kansei (寛政, 1789-1801), Settsu – “Ozaki Gengo´emon Suketaka” (尾崎源五右衛門助隆), “Ozaki Gengo´emon no Jō Suketaka” (尾崎源五右衛門尉助隆), “Ozaki Gengo´emon Fujiwara Suketaka” (尾崎源五右衛門藤原助隆), “Ozaki Nagato no Kami Fujiwara Ason Suketaka” (尾崎長門守藤原朝臣助隆), real name Ozaki Gengo´emon (尾崎源五右衛門), he was born in the third year of Hōreki (宝暦, 1753) in Harima province but moved later to Ōsaka to study under Kuroda Takanobu (黒田鷹諶), Takanobu in turn was the grandson of the 6th gen. Bungo Kai-Mihara Masaie (貝三原正家), Suketaka received the honorary title Nagato no Kami (長門守) in the twelfth month of Kansei ten (寛政, 1798), he died in the second year of Bunka (文化, 1805) at the age of 53, as Suishinshi Masahide he too tried to copy the tōran-midare of Sukehiro (助広), that means we can see how early shinshintō smiths were influenced by Kamada Natae´s (鎌田魚妙) praise of Sukehiro´s tōran in his standard work Shintō Bengi (新刀弁疑), his successor was his son Takashige (隆繁), Suketaka´s blades have a shallow sori, a thick kasane, much hira- – 1017 –niku, and a relative large chū-kissaki, they show a dense and hardly discernible ko-itame which tends to muji, we know tōran- midare, gunome-midare, and suguha hamon whereas the tōran-midare consists of rough and irregular nie, the tama don´t have an uniform size, he applied a long sugu-yakidashi and the bōshi ist ko-maru, some blades show horimono in the form of dragons, plum blossoms, or a branch of a plum tree, the tip of the tang is an iriyamagata-jiri, the yasurime are ō-sujikai with keshō, he signed also with a characteristical cursive script which tends almost to grass script whereas the date signatures of such mei are entirely executed in grass script, jō-saku

bump 1200 Euro (including shipping inside EU)

Not sure, but i don't think this is a good idea

this is a big Kissaki: https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/en/product/shousai/KA-0805

I bought this one https://togishi.com/store/p39/Large__Polishers_Uchiko_Ball_.html , you must look from time to time in the shop.

still available

Last year, there were also dealers with affordable blades. And yes no 20% VAT, as i know. I saw prices from 3000 Euro to 30.000 Euro for a Katana.

hi, would recommend to visit the Japan Art Fair (https://www.japanartfair.com/) , there you have the opportunity to hold the swords in your hand. best regards Oli

If you looking for o-kissaki, you can find them easily in Shinshinto period

Koto: https://eirakudo.shop/718723 https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/en/product/shousai/KA-0787 (sold but Kanenobu, would fits in you pricelimit) Shinto: https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-tango-no-kami-kanemichi-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token/ Shinshinto: https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-sumi-hidekuni-tan-korenbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token/

Not sure what you looking for, maybe you should also read some books. I recommend koto-shi, shinto-shi, shinshinto-shi (last two also written in german) . For 1,6m yen you can get some very nice swords, It seems you like Shoshu/Mino-den, you can find a lot of in shinto.

Hi, before you buy online, i would advise to visit the Japan Art Fair (https://www.japanartfair.com) . There are a lot of Dealers from around the world and you can have a look on the blades in real. Regards Oli

Thanks for your explanation, i was confused because the Showa Masayoshi would be the 8th Generation. The 3rd Generation worked until Mejin, let say until 1870 for easier math and the Showa Masayoshi worked till end of war 1945. So this would be 5 Generation in 75 years. So it would be about every 15 years a new Smith Generation. Thanks Oli