HISAMICHI / YAMASHIRO / 3.8 MILLION ¥
HISAMICHI
YAMASHIRO
SHINTO
SHOTOKU c. 1711-1716
RATED 30 PTS. PER HAWLEY’S
RATED 3.8 MILLION YEN PER TOKO TAIKAN
WAZAMONO
CHUJO-SAKU
MEI: OMI NO KAMI MINAMOTO HISAMICHI
DATE: NONE
NAGASA: 21.5″
OVERALL: 27.6875″
MIHABA: 1.26″
KASANE: 0.29″
SORI: 0.5″
NAKAGO: UBU
MEKUGI ANA: ONE
YASURIME: SUJIKAI
MUNE: IORI
HADA: ITAME
HAMON: O-NOTARE
BOSHI: MISHINA WITH HAKIKAKE
HORIMONO OMOTE: NONE
HORIMONO URA: NONE
HABAKI: 1 PC. SOLID SILVER BY BRIAN TSCHERNEGA
SHIRASAYA
Shinto Hisamichi of the Mishina school. There were three generations of Hisamichi. The Shodai Hisamichi was one of the Kyo Go-Kaji or “five outstanding Kyoto Masters” as was his master, Iga no Kami Kinmichi.
The Kanteisho doesn’t specify a generation but gives the period of Shotoku which is indicative of the Nidai Hisamichi.
Of the three generations the nidai was the highest rated for both quality of work (chujo-saku) and sharpness (wazamono).
Hisamichi made many joint works with his father, Kinmichi on orders of the Bakufu.
REFERENCES:
Hawley’s (HIS 51), pg. 89 (30 pts)
Nihonto Meikan (NMK-775) pg. 775
Toko Taikan (TK-70) pg. 516 (3.8 million ¥)
Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z., pg 144
Courtesy of Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z:
HISAMICHI (久道), 2nd gen., Shōtoku (正徳, 1711-1716), Yamashiro – “Ōmi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi chakushi Minamoto Hisatsugu – nanban-tetsu o motte kore o tsukuru” (近江守源久道嫡子源久次・以南蛮鉄造之, “made by Minamoto Hisatsugu, son and heir of Ōmi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi, by using nanban-tetsu”), “Ōmi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi” (近江守源久道), Ōmi no Kami chakushi Minamoto Kinshirō” (近江守嫡子源金四郎), real name Mishina Kinshirō (三品金四郎), he was born in the third year of Kanbun (寛文, 1663) as third son of the 2nd gen. Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi (和泉守来金道), he signed first with Hisatsugu (久次) but was then adopted by the 1st gen. Hisamichi as heir, the honorary title Ōmi no Kami was granted to him on the seventh day of the twelfth month Genroku 15 (元禄, 1702), he made many joint works with his adoptive father, he worked on orders of the bakufu in Kyōhō seven (享保, 1722) also in Edo, we know date signatures from the second year Genroku (1689) until the Shōtoku era, he carved a chrysanthemum with a branch on his tangs, he continued the workmanship of the 1st gen. Hisamichi, a Mishina-bōshi is common for him, wazamono, chūjō-saku
Courtesy of Fujishiros:
HISAMICHI KINSHIRÔ [SHÔTOKU 1711 YAMASHIRO] SHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU
He is called Mishina Kinshirô, he is the nidai Hisamichi, and his initial mei was HISATSUGU. He is both the son of Eisen Kanemichi and the adopted son of shodai Hisamichi. He received his title in Shôtoku Ninen (1712). There are mostly gassaku with his adoptive father, and works he made independently are rare. Signatures: ÔMI NO KAMI MINAMOTO HISAMICHI.
$4200 plus S/H and any additional associated fees (pp, wire, etc.)