NihontoWatch11代目兼定は十代兼定の子で、初めは「兼元」と銘しましたが、万延元年(1860)に「兼定」と改名し、文久三年(1863)に和泉守を受領し、それ以降は「和泉守兼定」と切りました。父に似て、肌ものが巧みで、刃文は直刃又は互の目乱れなどがあり、明治二年(1869)9月から明治7年(1874)までは越後でも作刀しています。土方歳三の愛刀としても有名です。 本作は両刃の小振りな短刀です。小板目詰み、地沸細やかにつき、精美な地鉄に、刃文は表裏共に腰刃を焼き、中程から綺麗な直刃で、匂い勝ちに、腰元から中程までは内側に荒沸が湯走り状にこぼれて、二重刃風となる出来です。茎に菊水の家紋があり、外装にも菊水紋が散らされており、鎺にも同紋が入った一作の素晴らしい作品です。
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Mino-den · Iwashiro · around 1854-1860
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 39%
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Mino-den · Iwashiro
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanesada兼定 | 1818-1869 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1655-1658 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
Meiji: survival after the edict
The Haitōrei edict of 1876 ended sword wearing and nearly ended the craft itself. Military demand and imperial patronage kept a remnant alive, and in 1906 Gassan Sadakazu and Miyamoto Kanenori were named Artists to the Imperial Household.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
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