Omote/Mutsu no kami fujiwara Nobusada - Ura/Echizen ju

[Jorgensen]

Hi guys,

 

I have two swords from this bladesmith Omote/Mutsu no kami fujiwara Nobusada - Ura/Echizen ju (Shimosaka) (1673-1681) and just want to know if anybody else are familiar with this smith, have some of his works or some additional info on the guy. He's not a very high ranked smith, but the two swords that I have now I have got one of them 17 years before the other, so would be fun to see what else exist. Tokka.biz have sold one of his katanas I remember...

 

Hope for little feedback on this thread

[Eric H]

Unfortunately there are no pictures available and most likely you have already the information given by Hawley.

Eric

[mdiddy]

I have seen a wakizashi by this smith. Nice mimigata hamon. Belongs to fellow board member Mark Green. PM him and he may have add'l info/pics.

[Eric H]

Nice mimigata hamon

Do you think on this kind of hamon ?

Eric

[Mark Green]

Hi Jorgenson,

 

Yes, as Matt said I have a very nice long wakizashi by this smith. Wonderful shape, and hamon.

I lost most of the good pics of it in a crash. But I will look for what I have. I would love to see your swords too.

PM me.

[Jorgensen]

Hi Mark,

 

Good memory of Matt!

 

Funny, because both of mine are wakizashi's too and one of the actually is also a long wak., both with nice shape as well. One of them is i fine polish but the other one is very "tired" in polish, almost no hamon at all. Both are in koshirae. I also lost a lot of pictures in a crash (you love windows too?), but I will shoot some new in the weekend and post them here. I appreciate the pics you posted, for some reason I like the Nobusada blades.

 

//Jimi

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi,I found a pic of Nidai Nobusada (NOB 425),where the sword was made by him and Nidai Tsuguhiro (TSU 182) together.The Mei reads:

(1) Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro

(2) Mutsu no Kami Fujiwara Nobusada

Dated on a lucky day of August 1690

Above the Mei there is a mysterious inscription:Senjuin juichi-dai,meaning 11th generation (may be Shimosaka group,because both are 2nd generation?).Source:REI-magazine January Showa 61.Ludolf

[mdiddy]

I ran across this too: http://www.js-musashi.com/shop.cgi?sno=1010009&pk=s

[stephan_hiller]

Hi,

 

about a year ago I bought a Nobusada with NBTHK Hozon papers from a Japanese dealer (on ebay). Nobusada is a not very well known smiths from the Shimosaka Yasutsugu School but I liked the hamon and sugata of the blade. The blade is very strong/healthy and in quite good condition, although it is an old polish.

 

nagasa: 54,6 cm

Sori: 1,0 cm

Kitae(Jihada): Itame

Hamon: Gunome-Midare

Boshi: Komaru

Kissaki: Chu kissaki

Activity: Nie-deki, Kinsuji, Sunagashi, Utsuri, Chikei

Nakago: Ubu

Nagako length: 14,5 cm

Yasuri-mei: Sujikai/Katte-Sagari

 

Mei: Omote: MUTSU NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUSADA (奥之守藤原宣貞)

Ura: ECHIZEN JU (越前住)

 

Period: Edo period; Nobusada 1673 – 1688, Enpo (1673-1681)

 

I have gathered quite some information about the Yasutsugu school - so if you are interested please send me a PM.

 

I have added some pictures of my blade but I have some more - so if you are intersted just let me know.

 

Stephan

[Mark Green]

Very nice Stephan!

Thanks for sharing. Mark

[Rog]

 

 

]Just came across this message post.

I too have a Wakizashi - signed: Ise no kami Fujiwara Nobusada.

Still trying different techniques to get quality photographs of the blade.

 

finally got the photo's up - phewwww.....

anyone wishing to see my photo's in person just send me an email

[Marius]

Hi,

 

about a year ago I bought a Nobusada with NBTHK Hozon papers from a Japanese dealer (on ebay). Nobusada is a not very well known smiths from the Shimosaka Yasutsugu School but I liked the hamon and sugata of the blade.

 

Hi Stephan,

 

I have bought a Shimosaka Yasutsugu School wakizashi with NBTHK hozon from the same dealer :-) Very substantial and heavy blade.

Nagasa 43.1cm

Sori 1.1cm

Motohaba 29.4mm

Motokasane 7.0mm

 

The unokubi zukuri shape makes it look like a naginata-naoshi, but it is an ubu blade.

 

Attached are some pics.

[stephan_hiller]

Hi Mariusz,

 

Thanks for the pictures. The Wakizashi is in fact very nice and in a good shape.

 

Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

 

Regards,

 

Stephan

[WilliamCardin]

On 1/10/2010 at 5:04 AM, Jorgensen said:

Hi guys,

 

I have two swords from this bladesmith Omote/Mutsu no kami fujiwara Nobusada - Ura/Echizen ju (Shimosaka) (1673-1681) and just want to know if anybody else are familiar with this smith, have some of his works or some additional info on the guy. He's not a very high ranked smith, but the two swords that I have now I have got one of them 17 years before the other, so would be fun to see what else exist. Tokka.biz have sold one of his katanas I remember...

 

Hope for little feedback on this thread

I also own a Nobusada and would love to compare some pictures and notes. Please find me on Facebook messenger. William Cardin. 🙂👍🏻