NihontoWatchIt has appeared, it has appeared; though mumei, a famous wakizashi attributed as Aizu Kanesada has appeared. While the sayagaki modestly attributes it to the 8th generation Kanesada, since the so-masame kitae is a work that the Aizu 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada was particularly skilled at, I will explain it here as a work by the Aizu 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada, the beloved sword of the currently immensely popular and legendary Shinsengumi Vice-Commander Hijikata Toshizo. The Aizu 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada's real name was Furukawa Seizaemon. He was born in Aizuwakamatsu in Tenpo 8 (1837) (189 years ago). Because his skill was so superb, he became a hanko of the Aizu Domain at the age of 16. Even looking at this wakizashi, one can clearly see that he possessed first-class skill as a toko from a young age. In Bunkyu 3 December (1863) at the end of the Edo period, he went to the capital, received the title of Izumi no Kami, and changed his mei from Kanemoto to Izumi no Kami Kanesada. The 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada is the last master smith of the Aizu Kanesada lineage. Currently, he is exceedingly famous as the maker of Hijikata Toshizo's beloved sword, and the popularity of this wakizashi in Touken Ranbu is at its peak. As for the sugata of this wakizashi, it shows a magnificent hira-zukuri wakizashi sugata with a thick moto-kasane, wide moto-mihaba, wide saki-mihaba, and sori. The jigane shows a so-masame hada, forged into a powerful jigane, and the hamon is a sugu-cho ha in nioi-deki with nie, with nie well-attached, firing a very spirited blade; it truly has the full value of a wakizashi loved by Shinsengumi Vice-Commander Hijikata Toshizo. Among the swords of the 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada, there are works that boasted such wonderful sharpness that they cut through a human body in a single stroke during tameshigiri and reached the dodan; while the extant works of the 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada are famous, they are scarce, and though this wakizashi is mumei, it is wonderful and precious. This time, as this is a wakizashi that has been cherished by an old family, but they have grown old and asked me to pass it on cheaply to someone who will treasure a wakizashi attributed only as Aizu Kanesada due to being mumei, I am offering this wakizashi, which is likely by the Aizu 11th generation Izumi no Kami Kanesada who became particularly famous in the legendary turbulent times of the Bakumatsu, at an ultra-low price; please do enjoy it.
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Mino-den · Iwashiro · around 1854-1860
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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 |
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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Certificate reading — 無銘（会津兼定）