Gold-plated Kozane, Scarlet Thread Laced, Two-piece Do Gusoku

概要

室町後期 常州 特別貴重資料

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Kabuto (Late Muromachi) mei: Yoshihisa saku, Tenbun 3 nen [blank] gatsu hi This is a denrai of the Harada family (the main lineage of the Okura clan), who were Sengoku period busho and lords of Koso-yama Castle in Chikuzen Province. The wearer was Harada Shigetane, who became a retainer of the Kuroda family; he was the great-grandson of Tanemasu, the uncle of the 76th Harada family head, Harada Takanane. Furthermore, Tanemasu's son, Fujitane, successfully defended Koso Castle against the famously renowned generals Betsugi Dosetsu, Takahashi Joun, and Shiga Michiteru during the Second Battle of Ikino-matsubara in Tensho 7. This is a wonderful gusoku used by a family of truly high military renown. The kabuto of this gusoku bears the precious mei of "Tenbun 3 nen" and "Yoshihisa saku," commonly referred to as "Joshu Myochin," indicating it is a kabuto manufactured by an armorer of the Myochin school who resided near Fuchu in Hitachi Province (present-day Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture). The origin of Joshu Myochin began when armorers from Kamakura moved to this region, presumably anticipating demand from the Satake, Edo, and Oda clans of Hitachi Province. Around the end of the Muromachi period, it was an era where the Daijo clan in Hitachi Fuchu and the Edo clan in Mito competed for power, while the Satake clan in Hitachi Ota and the Sugaya clan (retainers of the Oda clan) in Tsuchiura watched for an opportunity to seize the top position. However, when Satake Yoshinobu rose to power after siding with Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Odawara Campaign in Tensho 18 (1590), Fuchu, including Mito, became the territory of the Satake clan. Consequently, the Joshu Myochin produced many works under the patronage of the Satake clan. The style of Joshu Myochin lies above all in the quality of the kitae; the shape of the hachi is elegant with a rounded teppen, the sujidate are high and powerful, and the mabizashi is made of the same iron, projecting slightly forward and primarily featuring a haraidate. Overall, the high quality of the deki is reflected in the excellent tetsu-aji, making it truly a world-class masterpiece.