Shinogi-zukuri, koshi zori, iore mune, chu kissaki. A fine ko itame wtih in bright ji-nie. The blade is overall in beautiful condition save a few tiny pen tip sized marks and superficial scratches which may have come from someone doing a test cut after the last polish.
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Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna, also known as the second-gen Tadatsuna, is one of Osaka’s most skilled and popular swordsmiths in the early Edo period (Early-Late 17th century), following Tsuda Sukehiro and Inoue Shinkai. These three sword makers are called Sanketsu of Osaka Shinto.
The second-gen Tadatsuna was born in 1644 as the first son of the first-gen Tadatsuna, who called himself the descendant of Awataguchi Kunitsuna, a famous swordsmith in the early Kamakura period. Father was born in Hyogo prefecture and forged swords in Ushiroyama castle in Mie prefecture. Eventually, the first-gen Tadatsuna moved to Settsu province (Osaka).
The second-gen Tadatsuna’s real name is Asai Mandayu. The swordsmith’s name Tadatsuna lasted three generations, and the second-gen is said to have been the most famous and skilled one. And he was not only excellent at forging swords with different kinds of tempering lines (Hamon) but also excellent at inscribing sculptures on his work. Source: Samurai Museum
