Hizen Tadatsugu

[Clive Sinclaire]

Gentlemen

I crave your assistance on a recently acquired Hizento by Tadasugu. Unlike most Hizen swordsmiths, which are very well researched and recorded, I am only able to find out the most basic info in my reference books. I have put this on our website http://www.Token.com under Sword Register No.126. This is complete with oshigata and a number of wild guesses which are my conclusions, but if any of you have better ideas, I would be most grateful.

Regards

Clive Sinclaire

[cabowen]

bad link Clive...

 

Nakao Tadatsugu of Hizen was a very skilled smith who worked in the Showa and post war era...don't know much about any earlier Tadatsugu smiths in Hizen...

[Brian]

http://www.to-ken.com

 

Brian

[Clive Sinclaire]

Thanks for that Brian, you would think that I would know that address!

One of the previous owners has contacted me and apparently the sword is Tokubetsu Hozon but the papers are mislaid and I am doing what I can to track them down.

Regards

Clive Sinclaire

[Brian]

Odd that no-one has replied. Where are our Hizen experts?

You have tried Roger I am sure? Barry...Hizen is your thing isn't it?

 

Brian

[Eric H]

A Hizen Tadatsugu Wakizashi has been sold at Christie's 2004 03 11. The Lot description reveals a considerable deficit of basic knowledge:

"Wakizashi...signed Hizen Ju Nim Tadatsugu...36in. (96.5 cm) long approx."

I'm inclined to believe this is the same Wakizashi.

 

Eric

[w.y.chan]

The shinto period Hizen Tadatsugu is an obscure smith, here is a few

http://www.l-wise.co.jp/super-jsa/auction.cgi?num=8370&mode=detail

http://lll.pro.tok2.com/sword/tdata29/mh502b.htm

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