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HIROSUKE (広助), 2nd gen., Tenshō (天正, 1573-1592), Shimada – “Sunshū Shimada-jū Hirosuke” (駿州島田住広助), “Hirosuke” (広助), “Suruga no Kami Shimada-jū Hirosuke” (駿河守島田住広助), real name Murase Kinzaemon (村瀬金左衛門), chūjō-saku
HIROSUKE 廣助 – 21876
WAKIZASHI MEI
Ura: Omote:
無銘 駿河守島田
住廣[助 以下刃]
Unsigned Suruga no Kami Shimada
ju Hiro[suke cut off below]
HERITAGE
Swordsmith: Hirosuke
Real name: Murase Kinzaemon
Generation: 2nd
Title: Suruga no Kami
School: Shimada
Teacher: Hirosuke
Region: Suruga
Father: Hirosuke
Grandfather: Yoshisuke
DATES
Production date: 1573-1592 (天正 Tensho)
Other sources say: 1558-1570 (永禄 Eiroku)
Sword Period: Koto (800–1596)
Art Period: Azuchi Momoyama (1573–1603)
aka Shokuho period and
Azuchi Osaka period
Political Period: Sengoku (1467–1573)
Nanban boeki (1543–1614)
Odawara seibatsu (1590)
Shogunate: Ashikaga (1336–1573)
Shogun: Yoshiaki (1568–1573)
MEASUREMENTS
Nagasa: 39,2cm
Sori: 1,0cm
CLASSIFICATIONS
Weapon Type: Sword
Construction Type: Hira Zukuri
Quality Class Chujo–saku
Hamon: Sugu
Kitae: Itame
Nakago: Suriage
Yasurime: Kiri ▒
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Authentication Papers: No
Shirasaya: Yes
Koshirae: No, custom order possible
