Nihonto Club

Period: starts Meiō (1492-1501)
Nagasa: 66,8cm
Sori: 1,6cm
Tsukurikomi: shinogi-zukuri
Mei: 備州長船祐定 (Bishu Osafune Sukesada) / 大永六年八月日 (Daiei 6. Jahr, 1526)
Sayagaki: Kanzan: 備前長船彦兵衛尉祐定 (Bizen Osafune Hikobeenojyo Sukesada)
Paper: NTHK

Bizen Osafune Hikobei Sukesada: Among the swordsmiths of the late Bizen school, many bore the name "Sukesada," but Hikobei is known as a master craftsman of exceptional skill; surpassed only by his son, Yosazaemonjo Sukesada (与三左衛門尉祐定), who is considered the greatest of them all.