click to enlarge | Katana
Sue-Bizen Sukesada Yosozaemon-style short katana.
The
swordsmith signature Sukesada was used by a considerable number of
smith spanning the later part of the Muromachi period (1392-1573)
through the first third of the Edo period (1600-1867).
It is
generally recognized that Sukesada Yosozaemon is one of the foremost
figures of this tradition, having worked towards the end of the
Muromachi period. Kiyota has been focussing his research on this group
of smiths during the recent years.
This
sword was submitted at the 2007 NBTHK sword forging competition and obtained the Doryoku-sho Prize (Effort Endeavour Award), the second for Kiyota.
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click to enlarge | Katana
Sue-Bizen Sukesada-style short katana.
This
sword was submitted at the 2006 NBTHK sword forging competition and was
classified in the Nyu-sen category within the first ten positions.
- Available -
Presently exhibited in Lithuania |
click to enlarge | Katana
Sue-Bizen Sukesada-style short katana.
This sword was submitted at
the 2004 NBTHK sword forging competition and obtained the Doryoku-sho Prize (Effort Endeavour Award), the first for Kiyota.
- Sold - |
click to enlarge | Tanto - « mamori gatana »
Made for a special exhibition held in 2004 on the theme of the mamori-gatana, or Fortune Heirloom Sword.
Mamori-gatana
were traditionally — and still are sometimes — made as an
offering to a newborn. They were meant to convey luck and protection
in all possible senses. This katana was a collaboration with craftsmen
from all fields of the japanese sword: polisher, habaki collar maker,
scabbard maker, lacquerer, handle wrapper.
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click to enlarge | Tachi - Oshigata and picture
First sword ever made by Kiyota Jirokunietsu in 2000.
An
oshigata is a rubbing of a sword tang and contour lines, as is often
done on stones and bas-reliefs. It provides important information
on the sword's identity, allows for study, preservation, and knowledge
dissemination without having to manipulate the actual sword. Oshigata
catalogues were published centuries ago!
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