Please educate me on these swords and help me learn more about my heritage

[UnhappySakura]

Hi, my great uncle is a Japanese full fledged sword smith and I’ve been trying to learn more about him, any help, education, etc… is appreciated and needed. Here is the link to the eshop that supposedly has his sword: https://www.e-sword....0810_1138syousai.htm 

[Brian]

Wow...congrats on such an amazing lineage.
Please post the pics directly here, easier for people to check out. He is a good horimono carver, that is nice work.
We do really need a close up of the tang too. That overall pic is huge, try break it down into smaller sections.

[UnhappySakura]

Thank you for the kind words!

[UnhappySakura]

6 minutes ago, Brian said:

Wow...congrats on such an amazing lineage.
Please post the pics directly here, easier for people to check out. He is a good horimono carver, that is nice work.
We do really need a close up of the tang too. That overall pic is huge, try break it down into smaller sections.

Thank you for the reply! I sadly don’t have any tang photos of the one in family possession as it’s overseas. I’ve provided more images if that helps. Again, thank you!

[Deiro]

Horimono looks good indeed. But the fact that it is work of a relative makes it greater.
There's not that many people around who can say that. Congratulations.

[Lewis B]

I like how the horimono plays with the hamon line

[Bugyotsuji]

大慶作

Taikei Saku

March 21, Showa 60

[UnhappySakura]

8 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said:

大慶作

Taikei Saku

March 21, Showa 60

Thank you so much, I believe that’s his pen-name showed on book last image! Again, thank you!

[Ray Singer]

Credit to Markus Sesko for the bio below. 

 

TAIKEI (大慶), Heisei (平成, 1989- ), Niigata – “Echigo no Kuni Taikei saku” (越後国大慶作), “Muramatsu Ikkansai Taikei” (邑松一貫斎大慶), “Echigo no Kuni Ikkansai Taikei saku” (越後国一貫斎大慶作), real name 
Shimizu Seiya (清水精也), gō Ikkansai (一貫斎), he also works as horimono artist

[Nobody]

Shimizu Seiya (清水精也) was born in 1947. He became a pupil of Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa (酒井一貫斎繁政) in 1969. And he was officially approved to make swords in 1974.

His smith name is Taikei (大慶), and the name also uses other kanji 泰慶.

 

The following link shows his another work made in 1977.

Ref. 日本刀・刀剣の紹介サイト【平成名刀会】　 − 清水　泰慶　　（刀）　金梨子地塗鞘拵付　　　 価格６５万円 (heiseimeitokai.com)

[UnhappySakura]

Hi thank you so much for helping me learn more about him. As you can tell by the tags he passed away in the 2000s sadly. Here’s everything compiled, any more info is appreciated! Could you tell me if he made decent quality swords? Just wondering, since he was a sword smith for only ~30years. Credit to Moriyama Koichi, Ray Singer, Bugyotsuji, and many more people! Do you guys want to see some vintage photos of him in action, I have a photo of his workshop and him making some swords if anyone is interested!

Shimizu Seiya (清水精也) was born in 1947. He became a pupil of Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa (酒井一貫斎繁政) in 1969. And he was officially approved to make swords in 1974.

His smith name is Taikei (大慶), and the name also uses other kanji 泰慶.

-Nobody/Moriyama Koichi

 

(Credit to Markus Sesko for the bio below.)

TAIKEI (大慶), Heisei (平成, 1989- ), Niigata – “Echigo no Kuni Taikei saku” (越後国大慶作), “Muramatsu Ikkansai Taikei” (邑松一貫斎大慶), “Echigo no Kuni Ikkansai Taikei saku” (越後国一貫斎大慶作), real name 
Shimizu Seiya (清水精也), gō Ikkansai (一貫斎), he also works as horimono artist

-Ray Singer

[Brian]

I personally don't think there are/were any "bad" swordsmiths in the past century that were qualified to work. They have high standards and lots of training, plus he had an excellent teacher I expect his swords were good, and being a horimono carver adds to his skill. You have a wonderful link in your ancestry. I hope your family was able to hang onto some of his work, and that you are able to own some.

[UnhappySakura]

4 hours ago, Brian said:

I personally don't think there are/were any "bad" swordsmiths in the past century that were qualified to work. They have high standards and lots of training, plus he had an excellent teacher I expect his swords were good, and being a horimono carver adds to his skill. You have a wonderful link in your ancestry. I hope your family was able to hang onto some of his work, and that you are able to own some.

Thank you! It was on the back of my mind, I’m probably going to contact the buyers to see if I can buy back the Nihonto!