| Product No. KA-0745 備州長船祐光作 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made by Sukemitsu from Osafune, Bishu Back: On a Day in August 1541, the 10th Year of Tenbun |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Bizen Province |
| Era | Late Muromachi Period |
| Length |
66.6 cm 26.2 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
2 cm 0.8 in |
| Motohaba |
3.1 cm 1.2 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.3 cm 0.9 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | June 03, 2022 |
| Registration Authority | Gunma Prefecture |
| Registration Date | December 20, 1960 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Itame-nagare with jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Koshibiraki-gunomemidare |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Midare, omote: sharply, ura: komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, kattesagari file pattern and a kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 2 |
| Habaki | Copper base gold foil with file habaki |
Price |
500,000 JPY |
| Bizen swords from the Sengoku period, the final period of the Koto period, are collectively known as Sue-Bizen, and families with the same school and name, such as Katsumitsu, Munemitsu, Tadamitsu, Sukemitsu, Norimichi, Norimitsu, Kiyomitsu, and Sukesada, worked on making many swords to meet the demands of war. Sukemitsu [祐光] also existed in Kozori school during Nanbokucho period, but the first generation was said to have been made around the Eikyou period (1429-1441). This sword does not have a zokumyo, specific name but considering the forged year of Tenbun 10（1541）, it may be by Shin'emonnojo Sukemitsu [新右衛門尉祐光], who left behind works dating Tenbun 2 and 6. Sukemitsu's works from the Tenbun period are quite rare. This is a sturdy sword from Sue-Bizen, Osafune Sukemitsu, that passed the Sengoku period. It passed the Hozon Token shinsa in 2022. |
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