Lot Essay
The Hatakeda School of Bizen was founded by Hatakeda Moriie, but may be considered closely attached to the Osafune School from which he came.
BIZEN--HATAKEDA
A BIZEN HATAKEDA TACHI
Details
A BIZEN HATAKEDA TACHI
KAMAKURA PERIOD (CIRCA 1290), SIGNED SANEMORI
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 2 sun, 9 bu (69.4cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.6cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): mokume.
Tempering pattern (hamon): irregular clove-like patterns (choji midare) in nioi and ko-nie and with 'legs' (ashi), all closely resembling an Ichimonji hamon.
Point (boshi):
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): shortened (suriage) approximately 8cm. and with a glossy, smooth, brown surface; file marks (yasurime): sujikai on the original surface and new (kiri-yasuri) elsewhere; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): four; signature (tachimei): Sanemori.
Shirasaya.
Silk storage bag.
Accompanied by a juyo token certificate, dated Showa 45 (1970), an origami bearing the date of Genroku 11 (1698) stating that this blade was presented by the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Tsunayoshi (1680-1709), to the daimyo Hosokawa, Lord of Etchu, as a token of gratitude for the successful work in erecting the main building of the Toeizan Temple (where stands present-day Ueno Park, Tokyo). Signed by Kudo Mataemon Nagahisa, a retainer of the Hosokawa household, and a card, signed Hosokawa Etchu [no] Kami (Hosokawa, Lord of Etchu), and red sealed, stating that the blade was a Gohairyo [A Gift from the Shogun].
KAMAKURA PERIOD (CIRCA 1290), SIGNED SANEMORI
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 2 sun, 9 bu (69.4cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.6cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): mokume.
Tempering pattern (hamon): irregular clove-like patterns (choji midare) in nioi and ko-nie and with 'legs' (ashi), all closely resembling an Ichimonji hamon.
Point (boshi):
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): shortened (suriage) approximately 8cm. and with a glossy, smooth, brown surface; file marks (yasurime): sujikai on the original surface and new (kiri-yasuri) elsewhere; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): four; signature (tachimei): Sanemori.
Shirasaya.
Silk storage bag.
Accompanied by a juyo token certificate, dated Showa 45 (1970), an origami bearing the date of Genroku 11 (1698) stating that this blade was presented by the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Tsunayoshi (1680-1709), to the daimyo Hosokawa, Lord of Etchu, as a token of gratitude for the successful work in erecting the main building of the Toeizan Temple (where stands present-day Ueno Park, Tokyo). Signed by Kudo Mataemon Nagahisa, a retainer of the Hosokawa household, and a card, signed Hosokawa Etchu [no] Kami (Hosokawa, Lord of Etchu), and red sealed, stating that the blade was a Gohairyo [A Gift from the Shogun].
Provenance
Lillard P. Miller, San Antonio, Texas
Literature
Juyo token to zufu, vol. 19.
One Hundred Masterpieces (1992), no. 8.
One Hundred Masterpieces (1992), no. 8.