Ray Singer Posted October 14, 2017 Report Posted October 14, 2017 This is the first of two excellent naginatanaoshi wakizashi from the Shimada school. This piece has been attributed to den Sunshu Shimada Yoshisuke. The shodai Yoshisuke worked in Suruga and was the founder of the Shimada school. This sword is papered to a later generation circa Tenbun (天文) 1532-1555. I believe that time period would indicate the yondai (fourth generation). This piece exhibits an excellent quality hamon in the Soshu tradition, with bright ko-nie, kinsuji and sunagashi. The jihada is a crisp itame with ji-nie and chikei. There is a bo-hi on one side and both bo-hi and futatsuji-hi on the reverse. The blade is in perfect polish with a high-quality gold foil habaki fitted to the naginata-hi.Any questions, please just let me know.Best regards,Ray 5 Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Posted October 14, 2017 The second is an o-suriage naginatanaoshi wakizashi, which is papered to the Shimada school. This sword has a very wide and active gonome midare hamon with much sunagashi. The hamon is an itame which is slightly coarse in spots (Please also note there are some kitae-ware in the shinogi-ji). The polish is a bit hazy and could be improved. This sword is in shirasaya with gold foil habaki. NBTHK Hozon. 5 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted October 15, 2017 Report Posted October 15, 2017 Ray, the paperwork gives 'around Tembun' (1532-1555). Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Posted October 15, 2017 Thank you Piers, I have revised the description. Best regards, Ray 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks Jean . The Yoshisuke here is especially beautiful. If anyone were looking for a beautiful Soshu-den... Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted December 22, 2017 Report Posted December 22, 2017 I know you list both as wakizashi, Ray, but could you please list overall & nagasa lengths? I have my own naginatanaoshi, but one of the members of my sword club is also looking, & I don't think he's on NMB. Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Posted December 22, 2017 Absolutely, sorry about that. Here are the dimensions: Yoshisuke / Gisuke Nagasa: 15 3/8" / 39cm Moto-haba: 1 1/4" / 3.1cm Kasane: 6mm Shimada Nagasa: 15"/38cm Moto-haba: 1 1/8" / 2.6cm Kasane: 5.5mm Widest point: 1 3/8" / 3.5cm Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Posted April 19, 2019 Returned to owner. Please archive. Kind regards, Ray Quote
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