Gendaito by Hizen Yoshitada in shingunto koshirae

[Ray Singer]

This is a beautiful gendaito by Hizen Yoshitada which emulates the tradition of the Hizen Tadayoshi school in modern times. The Tadayoshi school was one of the preeminent groups of swordsmiths working during the Edo period, and maintained the high standards of quality during that time. This sword is by the gendai smith Kinoshita Yoshitada, who was a rikugun jumei tosho smith during the Showa period who won 1st seat in the 1941 shinsakuto competition. The hada is a fine ko-itame absolutely covered in ji-nie which reminds of the konuka-hada the Tadayoshi school was renowned for. The hamon is a beautifully executed suguha with deep ashi and yo (again, in the Tadayoshi style). The sword is in shirasaya with koppa-maki and has a gold foil habaki. The nakago is beautifully signed and has been maintained in excellent condition. The Yoshitada also has an accompanying shin-gunto koshirae with smooth green saya.

Mei: Hizen (no) kuni junin Yoshitada kore o tsukuru
Nengo: Showa ju shichi nen ni gatsu
Nagasa: 60.8cm
Moto-haba: 3.2cm
Sori: 1.4cm
Kasane: 0.78cm

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