Tanto Signed Bizenkokuju Osafune Sukesada - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

PRODUCT Tanto Signed Bizenkokuju Osafune Sukesada
August in the 2nd year of Daiei (1522)
Accompanied by a black lacquer chiisakatana koshirae

Tokubetsu Hozon: Tanto Signed Bizenkokuju Osafune Sukesada
August in the 2nd year of Daiei (1522)
Accompanied by a black lacquer chiisakatana koshirae

Tanto Signed Bizenkokuju Osafune Sukesada August in the 2nd year of Daiei (1522) Accompanied by a black lacquer chiisakatana koshirae *SOLD OUT: Tokubetsu Hozon

Among the Bizen Osafune smiths of the late Muromachi period, who were collectively referred to a Sue Bizen, the Sukesada line was the most prolific. This superb piece shows a strong jigane mixing chikei and excellent kitae. The hamon is bright and incorporates a broad suguha with small nie and faint kinsuji.
The accompanying koshirae likely dates from the late Edo period, ands adds a grandeur complementing this small work.