Description
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto.
Magnificent and rare katana signed Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro (近江守継廣) and wakizashi daisho. Daisho were the samurai’s weapons par excellence and it is extremely difficult to find a daisho from the Edo period in good condition. This is a rare set of two swords that the samurai used for attack and defence. This daisho was imported directly from Japan after much negotiation by a family who had kept it for at least 100 years in their home, descendants of a samurai family from a rural area of Kanagawa province, near Edo, present-day Tokyo. The blades are in a good state of preservation, retaining their hamon and with hardly any traces of rust or other marks of time. This was common because samurai swords were passed down from father to son for generations. The swords were made in the early Edo period and passed down for generations. Large Jihada or blade skin made by the differential tempering process by ancient Japanese forging of tamahagane steel.
This Daisho is mounted on a koshirae, or 18th century mount with a tsuka made of shakudo fuchi (gold and bronze alloy), one of the most expensive materials for the manufacture of sword fittings. Kashira of buffalo horn, genuine stingray leather, menukis with gold-plated dragon motifs and an iron tsuba with bronze trim. The sayas are lacquered in traditional urushi lacquer. The koshirae of both swords are the same, making this daisho a most unusual piece. In addition, the style of daisho matches the compulsory mounts at Edo castle, Tokyo. Samurai entering the castle were required to wear an etiquette for both themselves and their mounts. Although there were many different styles and fashions, the saddle always had to be the same. Saddle with black saya, tsuka with black tsukamaki, bone kashira and sober black fuchi.
Despite what it may seem due to its simplicity and wide representation in the world of cinema, such sober and black mounts used to be rare, which undoubtedly makes us think that it was a daisho belonging to a high-ranking samurai or a daimyo who had permission to enter the castle, which is also confirmed by the family from which it was bought, an ancient lineage of the Uesugi branch that has already disappeared.
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro (近江守継廣) was a member of the Echizen Seki (越前関) school. He was one of many swordsmiths who moved to Echizen province from Seki in Mino province around the middle of the 17th century. They were most active during the years 1658 through 1680. They worked in what we call the Shinto tokuden tradition that was fashionable at the time, as well as their original Mino tradition.
Besides Tsuguhiro (継廣), the following smiths are classified as being part of the Echizen Seki (越前関) school. Shigetaka (重高), Kanenaka (兼仲), Kanetane (兼植), Kanenori (兼則), Kanenori (兼法), Kanemasa (兼正), Kanetoshi (兼利), Kanetaka (兼高), Hirotaka (汎隆), Yoshitane (義植), and Kanenori (彭則).
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro (近江守継廣) worked around the Kanbun era (1661). He produced swords in both Edo and Ômi. His katana generally have a pronounced mokume jihada and the hamon is normally suguba or gunome midare. He is rated as a wazamono smith (extreme sharpness).
A very healthy blade with a superb polish on the blade, with only a few small details and superficial scratches that do not affect the quality and strength of the sword. You can clearly see the quality of the sword and the beautiful jihada and hamon produced by the tamahagane steel forging process that used different densities and folds to make Japanese swords, the best swords ever created.
An Authentic nihonto japanese sword, difficult to find in Europe or USA, without the consequent costs of importing from Japan or from Japanese sellers, which can increase the price of the sword by up to 30% and a months waiting for shipment and custom paperwork. A truly real nihonto to delight both new and experienced collectors.
All our swords are originals, imported from japan and Europe from the best dealers and collectors during many years of collection and passion.
Size:
Katana
Koshirae Full length: 100 cm
Blade length: 70,0 cm
Sori: 1,8 cm
Wakizashi:
Koshirae Full length: 70 cm
Blade length: 40,0 cm
Sori: 1,5 cm
