| Product No. WA-0901 法華三郎信房 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Hokke Saburo Nobufusa Back: An Auspicious Spring, Showa Tsuchinoto-Mi Year （1989） |
| Shape | Shinogi-zukuri with an iori-mune and a medium-sized kissaki. A magnificent form with a wide mihaba, thick kasane, and pronounced curvature |
| Region | Miyazaki Prifecture |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Length |
55.9 cm 22.0 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.9 cm 0.7 in |
| Motohaba |
3.6 cm 1.4 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.7 cm 1.1 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Registration Authority | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Registration Date | March 10, 1989 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Overall masame-hada running diagonally from the habaki-moto |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Sugu-notare mixed with gunome, with a deep nioiguchi |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu and ending in yakizume |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, with kesho-sujikai yasurime and a shallow kurijiri |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base with gold foil, with koshi-Yujo yasurime |
Price |
600,000 JPY |
| Based on the reverse inscription dated Showa 64 (1989) and the style of the signature, this work is considered to have been made and signed on behalf of the eighth-generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa by his son, Hokke Saburo Nobutsugu, whose real name was Takahashi Daiki and who later became the ninth-generation Nobufusa. At the time, the eighth-generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa, whose real name was Takahashi Noboru, was still living and was 80 years old; he died at the age of 91. The ninth-generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa, Takahashi Daiki, was born in 1939. From the age of 18 in 1957, he studied swordmaking under his father, the eighth-generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa, a Mukansa swordsmith, and devoted himself to his craft. He received official approval to make swords in 1974. Following the death of his father, the eighth generation, in 2000, he succeeded to the historic name Hokke Saburo Nobufusa, which has continued since the Edo period, becoming its ninth generation. This magnificent wakizashi was made when the ninth-generation Hokke Saburo was 50 years old, acting on behalf of his 80-year-old father, the eighth-generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa. Bearing the distinctive Hokke Saburo Nobufusa signature, it carries on the tradition of the name and displays the workmanship of the Hosho school of the Yamato tradition. |
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