Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatch(Tsukimi Usagi Kanagu Baika Samegawa Togidashi Tanto) It has appeared, it has appeared; a miraculous, auspicious celebratory sashi by Jumyo, formerly cherished by Ishigaya Nagato no Kami Atsukiyo (Ishigaya Nagato no Kami Atsukiyo), an Omi Hatamoto of 2,500 koku and Edo Kita-machi Bugyo, which was exhibited in the "Nihonto Telling History" exhibition sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun. Lord Ishigaya Atsukiyo was a descendant of Ishigaya Kurazakon Shogen Sadakiyo, who became Kita-machi Bugyo upon the recommendation of Okubo Hikozaemon during the generation of the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu; he was a high-ranking Omi Hatamoto official of exceptional ability within the Bakufu, promoted to Osaka Sakai Bugyo in Kaei 2 of the Bakumatsu period, then to Osaka Nishi-machi Bugyo in Kaei 5, Kanjo Bugyo in Ansei 2, Edo Kita-machi Bugyo in Ansei 5, becoming Hitotsubashi-ke Karo in Bunkyu 2, Kobusho Bugyo in Bunkyu 2, Nishinomaru Rusui in Bunkyu 2, retiring in Bunkyu 2, then reappointed as Kobusho Bugyo in Genji 2, and passing away in Meiji 2. The sugata of the tanto shows a hira-zukuri form, the jigane is itame-hada with flowing masa and utsuri appearing in the ji, and the hamon is a skillfully hardened sugu-cho in nioi-deki; the koshirae features a saya of polished baika-same, with shibuichi (an alloy of gold and silver) kanagu, the fuchi-kashira depicting a tsukimi usagi (moon-viewing rabbit) motif, the tsuba is plain shibuichi, the menuki are shakudo-ji (an alloy of gold and copper) with a motif of a rooster and hen, and the kozuka is a luxurious solid gold onagachoju-kame (long-tailed longevity turtle) in suemon with kin-iroe on a brass ground. This tanto has been cherished by the family for generations, but as we have received it with the request to pass it on at a low price to someone who will continue to treasure it for the next generation, we are offering this heirloom tanto of the Ishigaya family, who served as Edo Kita-machi Bugyo and Omi Hatamoto adorning history, at a special bargain price. Please do enjoy it.
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Mino-den · Owari · around 1801-1804
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The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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