Lot details By Sukehiro, signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro Japan, dated 1687 The slightly curved blade with shinogi-zukuri and iori mune. The hamon is midare with some notare, ending in a midare-komi boshi, the hada is itame. The copper habaki is partly gilt. The nakago with one mekugi-ana and kengyo jiri, the back inscribed Enpo rokunen nigatsu hi (A day in the second month in Enpo 6th year [corresponding to 1678]), the mei on the front reads Tsuda Echizen no kami SUKEHIRO. NAGASA 54.6 cm, LENGTH 87.2 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and traces of use, the mune with small nicks and some ware, minor fukure. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. This wakizashi was likely made by Sukehiro II in Settsu Province, see Sesko, Markus (2012) Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, p. 172-173. Around 1674, the swordsmith changed the style of his signature from kaku (square) to rounded (maru), as seen on the present lot. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related wakizashi, also with a very shallow sori and signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro, dated to the 17th century, at Sotheby’s, 11 May 2021, London, lot 37 (sold for 8,190 GBP).
Lot details By Sukehiro, signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro Japan, dated 1687 The slightly curved blade with shinogi-zukuri and iori mune. The hamon is midare with some notare, ending in a midare-komi boshi, the hada is itame. The copper habaki is partly gilt. The nakago with one mekugi-ana and kengyo jiri, the back inscribed Enpo rokunen nigatsu hi (A day in the second month in Enpo 6th year [corresponding to 1678]), the mei on the front reads Tsuda Echizen no kami SUKEHIRO. NAGASA 54.6 cm, LENGTH 87.2 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and traces of use, the mune with small nicks and some ware, minor fukure. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. This wakizashi was likely made by Sukehiro II in Settsu Province, see Sesko, Markus (2012) Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, p. 172-173. Around 1674, the swordsmith changed the style of his signature from kaku (square) to rounded (maru), as seen on the present lot. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related wakizashi, also with a very shallow sori and signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro, dated to the 17th century, at Sotheby’s, 11 May 2021, London, lot 37 (sold for 8,190 GBP).
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