Some help on Ujisada

[Paz]

Hi all. I've searched this forum and a few sites and books. The best result I got was from Paul Martins website samurai museum,  which gave a good description. 

 

The Smith i want more info on is Gonoshosho Ujisada of Mino. Possibly part of the Zenjo school. 

One stand out story which attracted me to the blades was the association with Hideyoshi toyotomi, who favoured this school. 

 

Apart from that I can't really find much.

 

What I understand is that he's a late muromachi period mino den Smith who made good battlefield weapons. 

 

Thanks 

 

Regards

Paz

 

 

[Rivkin]

Zenjo school looks like Ryokai.

Ujifusa/Ujisada is more Mino-Soshu. Wide hamon, lots of nie, not a lot of masame, below the shinogi but relatively large featured itame-mokume hada, hamon can be very periodic gunome but can be Sadamune-sh notare. Nie handling is the key to distinguish better works. They made a lot of tantos, signed ubu daito are uncommon.