Shinshinto Naokatsu Examples

[Vermithrax16]

Interested in the Shinshinto smith Naokatsu, but have had some problems finding examples of his work. I imagine some folks here have a sword in hand or a reference they can share.

 

NAOKATSU (直勝), 1st gen., Tenpō (天保, 1830-1844), Musashi – “Naokatsu” (直勝), “Kazusa Jirō Naokatsu” 

(上総次郎直勝), “Kazusa Jirō Fujiwara Naokatsu saku” (上総次郎藤原直勝作), “Jirō  Fuji Naokatsu” (次郎藤直勝), “Tōto ni oite Jirō Naokatsu” (於東都次郎直勝), “Jirō Tarō Naokatsu” (次郎太郎直勝), “Shōji Jirō Tarō Fujiwara Naokatsu” (荘司次郎太郎藤原直勝), real name Kazusa Jirō (上総次郎), he was born in the second year of Bunka (文化, 1805) and studied under Taikei Naotane (大慶直胤), he married Naotane´s daughter and was adopted into the Shōji family, thereupon he called himself Shōji Jirō Tarō (荘司次郎太郎)

[Guest Rayhan]

I believe there are 2 online here:

 

http://nihontoart.com/shop/huge-shin-shinto-katana-by-shodai-naokatsu/

 

http://www.nihonto.com/rh457/

 

Lineages aside they are interesting examples.

 

Markus Sesko also has brilliant examples in his books

[Ken-Hawaii]

Here you go, Jeremiah, in case you haven't found this database: https://nihontoclub.com/search/node/Naokatsu.

 

Ken

 

[ken kata]

Hello Jeremiah. 

Hello Guys..

 

 

I have this one..

 

[NihontoNewbie]

Thanks for the link to that database Ken. It is very informative!

[Vermithrax16]

Great pictures Ken, thanks!

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