* Image is for illustrative purposes only.Tachi Signed Nobuyoshi
太刀 銘延吉
Also known as: Ryūmon Nobuyoshi; Tachi by Nobuyoshi of the Senjuin School
Description
Overview
Nobuyoshi was a swordsmith based at Ryūmon estate in Yoshino district, Yamato Province (present-day Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture), traditionally linked to the Senjuin school of the Yamato tradition. No dated work by him survives; stylistic analysis places his active period around the Shōō era (1288-1293) or the Bunpō era (1317-1319). This tachi is regarded as the finest of his surviving works.
Designation
Designated an Important Cultural Property on September 18, 1936, and a National Treasure on March 31, 1953.
Style
The blade combines the sober steel of the Yamato tradition with touches reminiscent of Ko-Bizen work; its well-balanced shape and sound ji-ba (steel and temper line) are highly regarded. Blade length 73.3 cm, curvature 2.9 cm.
Provenance
The blade is said to have been in the possession of Emperor Go-Mizunoo (r. 1611-1629).
Current Location
Owned by the Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (NBTHK) and housed at the Sword Museum in Sumida, Tokyo.