Heianjo Ishido Masatoshi?

[Taz575]

Anyone have info about this smith?  I have the info from Markus Sesko's book:

MASATOSHI (正俊), Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Yamashiro – “Heianjō-jū Fujiwara Masatoshi” (平安城住藤原 正俊), “Heianjō Ishidō Masatoshi” (平安城石道正俊), “Heianjō Ishidō Ukon Masatoshi” (平安城石道右近正俊), real name Ishidō Ukon (石堂右近), he came originally from Kii province where he belonged to the Kishū-Ishidō school, he was according to tradition the son or a student of Sukeyuki (助行), he accompanied Sukeyuki to Yamashiro, itame mixed with masame, midare-utsuri appears, the hamon is a chōji-midare mixed with tobiyaki, a gunome-chōji or a suguha, chūjō-saku

 

Markus and Mike were able to check out my first Wak at the Orlando show and Mike thinks this is the smith of mine!  I guess Mike had heard of these type of yasurime, but hadn't seen them in person before. 

 

Anyone have other info about this smith?  I found a blade of his on ShoShin and Markus found an Oshigata and one of his blades that sold on a Japanese website.  Most of what I have found online is the Etchu no Kami Masatoshi, not the later Heianjo Masatoshi.

[Ken-Hawaii]

 

Ken

 

[SwordGuyJoe]

Joe Forcine specializes in the Ishido smiths. He'd be great to run a sword by.

[Taz575]

It's the wak from the post I did a while back about my first Ebay wak.  http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/19395-first-real-wakizashitrying-to-find-info-out-about-it/ 

 

I will get some new pics of the new tsuka, habaki, seppa and repaired saya from Wally Hostetter and the shirasaya as well when it arrives!

[BIG]

Hi Tim,

 

http://www.samuraisword.com/nihontodisplay/Hozon/Masatoshi_Ishido/index.htm

 

Best Regards

[Taz575]

Thanks Peter!  I spent time on that sight looking yesterday but somehow missed that one!  I found a few others online last night; Unique Japan had one a while back in the catalog.  It's a shame many of these have a hadori finish that hides the real hamon.  The unpredictability of the hamon is what drew me to the blade I got from Ebay, but many of the pics I have found show an undulating midare ba hamon pattern and not the details.

[Taz575]

Wak came back today!  Wally Hostetter did the work: Saya repaired, kozuka pocket filled, re lacquered in gloss black instead of dark brown, shirasaya done.  New tsuka, same, dark blue ito, new habaki, seppa, fit tsuba to blade.  Koshirae has a tsunagi so I can display it:

[Greg F]

Looks great Tim, Mr Hostetter did a nice job. Congrats.

 

Greg