Bishu Osafune Sukesada

[klee]

The "Bishu" vs " Bizen ( no ) kuni ju " mei talk comes up every so often. This is probably the most extreme example I ve seen to never associate mei format with quality for sue bizen

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/katana：katana-in-shirasaya-with-koshirae-28th-juyo-token-signature-bishu-osafune-sukesada-hikobei-no-jo-sukesada-a-day-in-february-eisho-6-1509-28th-juyo-token/

[Sukaira]

Agree. It's basically a fairy tale, probably based on averages of quality across a large quantity of swords. Many of the top tier Sukesada smiths use this signature across the generations. In Fujishiro books you can see quite a few listed as using the signature as well, plus the existing Juyo Token and other really good examples currently sitting at Tokubetsu Hozon. They were definitely commissioning blades to high level samurai and daimyo with this signature, for whatever reason.

[Alex A]

That's a nice sword.

 

Eisho dated Sukesada nakago always have that look about them, you could have guessed it without seeing the mei and just seeing the nakago.

 

No one likes to see "probably" in a write-up, well i dont.

 

"Sukesada" is top of the mei charts for scribble and its what most will have to accept as owners.