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  1. Schools
  2. Osafune
  3. Sue-Bizen
  4. Tadamitsu

Osafune Tadamitsu

忠光

Jūyō
Vol. 14, No. 175 · Katana

Osafune Tadamitsu

忠光

3 ranked works

ProvinceBizenEraEisho (1504–1521)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denFujishiroJo sakuToko Taikan650(top 18%)TypeSwordsmithCodeTAD133
3Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1502–1505Editorial estimate: 1502–1521
3 of 3 designated works carry a date
14901510
  1. 1502
    文亀二年Juyo session 14, item 175
  2. 1504
    永正元年Juyo session 15, item 144
  3. 1505
    永正二年Juyo session 60, item 67

Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken3

Elite Standing

0.01 across 3 designated works

Top 33% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 3 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 3 ranked works

Currently Available

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠61designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光2 for sale253designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光2 for sale146designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光4 for sale237designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale64designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政2 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光4 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光3 for sale41designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Tadamitsu

Tadamitsu（忠光） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Eisho (1504-1521) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Tadamitsu include 3 Jūyō.