Ed Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 Any chance of someone out there in sword cyberspace having a known good oshigata of this smith: Hojoji Tachibana Sadanobu Quote
Grey Doffin Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 I have a group index of over 50 Japanese sword references (all the major and quite a few minor) and sorry to say that Sadanobu is included in none of them. The only Sadanobu that made it into the index signed "Bishu Onomichi Ju Goami" and has a date of 1494. Grey Quote
Ed Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Posted October 17, 2006 Grey, I appreciate the effort. Fujishiro's list's this smith but doesn't have an oshigata for comparison. Perhaps one will turn up. Thanks again. Ed Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 Hi Ed,Your Sadanobu (SAD 582) lived at the wrong time at the wrong town (Osaka) with more than a dozen of the best Shinto swordsmith around him.Only (very) poor samurai would have bought a sword made by him.One advantage:nobody would have faked his Mei!Ludolf PS.There is no Mei-pic in all my index books or the Shinto Taikan (or REI-magazine or auction catalogues or other publications) Quote
Ed Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Posted October 17, 2006 Fujishiro's rates his work as chujosaku and wazamono. Whether he had rich or poor customers, he must have forged decent swords. Still hope to find one to compare it to. I find it difficult to believe there is not one extant example. I appreciate you looking. Quote
NihontoEurope Posted November 22, 2017 Report Posted November 22, 2017 Hi Ed, Still want the oshigata? Quote
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