Kantei

Bizen-den · reisho

Work and style

The school of Munetsugu forged in the Bizen tradition; of Sōkan’s own blades the sources consulted give no kantei description.

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Kantei keys

  • The school. According to the Japanese Wikipedia, Munetsugu excelled in Bizen-den and his edges never carry ara-nie.
  • Munetsugu’s hamon. The NBTHK notes that Munetsugu’s chōji repeats a very regular pattern every 3 or 4 sun (about 9 to 12 cm), and that this distinguishes him from Hosokawa Masayoshi and from Taikei Naotane.
  • Mei. 泰龍斎宗寛造之 (Tairyūsai Sōkan kore o tsukuru), in reishotai from 1857, according to Sesko.

The sources consulted contain no description of the hamon, the jihada, the bōshi or the tang of his blades.