Wakizashi signed Yasunaga
Early Edo – Settsu province
Osaka-Ishido School
Mei / Signature:
Omote: Settsu Sumi Yasunaga – 摂 津 住 康 永
Ura: « A day of the eighth month of the tenth year of the Kanbun era (August 1670), Kanoe-inu (year of the dog) – 庚戌 寛 文 十年 八月 日
Very beautiful and powerful blade of 57 cm, ubu (not shortened), signed and dated, in perfect state of preservation.
Magnificent luminous hamon in gunome-midare (even Choji-midare) very active with a profusion of ko-nie, sunagashi and ashi.
The Kitae is made in a qualitative ko-itame of great regularity.
This blade is accompanied by a shirasaya, and a superb koshirae completely en suite and in perfect condition. The different elements are in santoku (brass-based alloy) and shakudo on the theme of a kamon from the Ichikawa clan. It is very interesting to know that the second branch of this clan came from the same province as the Osaka-Ishido school, which could suggest that this koshirae is of origin and was not later reported.
The menuki represent two wild boars and appear to be made of copper gilded with gold. The tsuba is in mirror polished shakudo decorated with the same kamon inherent in the koshirae.
NBTHK Hozon certificate
Fujishiro Grade: Chujosaku
Yamada grade (cutting power): Wazamono
Dimensions:
Nagasa = 57 cm
Motohaba = 3.20 cm
Kasane = 0.70 cm
Sori = 1 cm
Yasunaga, holder of the honorary title « Kawachi no kami », was one of the most important blacksmiths of the Osaka-Ishido school.
His flamboyant hamon and refined ko-itame made his success and reputation as a blacksmith working in an authentic « bizen » spirit.
He was even the master of the very famous Tatara Nagayuki, known for the high quality of his blades with incomparable cutting power (Saijo-Owazamono).
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