拍品專文
There appear to be two smiths using this signature; in Kawaguchi, Toko Soran (1969) their dates are given as Sho-o (1652) and Tenwa (1681). This smith would appear to be the earlier of the two.
細節
A BUNGO TAKADA KATANA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1650), SIGNED BUNGO TAKADA (NO) JU FUJIWARA SADAYUKI
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 1 bu (64.1cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.3cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.9cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): a very fine wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): slightly irregular small invections (ko-gonome) in nioi and nie.
Point (boshi): medium rounded brushed tip (chu-maru hakikake) with medium kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): tapering, ubu and with a soft, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): kiri-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari kuri-jiri; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Bungo Takada (no) ju Fujiwara Sadayuki.
Shirasaya.
Silk storage bag.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate, no. 151639, Showa 43 (1968), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1650), SIGNED BUNGO TAKADA (NO) JU FUJIWARA SADAYUKI
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 1 bu (64.1cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.3cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.9cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): a very fine wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): slightly irregular small invections (ko-gonome) in nioi and nie.
Point (boshi): medium rounded brushed tip (chu-maru hakikake) with medium kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): tapering, ubu and with a soft, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): kiri-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari kuri-jiri; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Bungo Takada (no) ju Fujiwara Sadayuki.
Shirasaya.
Silk storage bag.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate, no. 151639, Showa 43 (1968), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.
來源
Colonel Royal Gervais, Sarasota, Florida