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Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2007-05-14 20:13
祐定
二代
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Sukesada (2nd gen)
IDSUK899
ProvinceBizen
EraGenroku (1688-1704)
Active Period1688-1704
SchoolYokoyama Sukesada school
FatherSozoemon no Jō

Source Rating Reference/Page
Hawley45SUK899 
Toko Taikan¥3.5M 335 
FujishiroJo saku S489 
Signatures:
河内守源祐定
kawachi no kami minamoto sukesada
備前國住長船河内守源祐定
bizen kuni ju osafune kawachi no kami minamoto sukesada

Recorded works

ID/Name Type Mei Yearsort icon Ref
0000-1443
kawachi (no) kami sukesada 		Katana
(菊紋 一) 河内守祐定
(kiku mon ichi) kawachi (no) kami sukesada
備前國長船住
bizen kuni osafune ju

Also known as Yokoyama Nizaemon (横山仁左衛門) in civil life, son of Sozoemon no Jō, and grandson of 4th generation mainline Toshiro.
Kiku mon (菊紋) and ichi kanji (一) were added to his signature after Kawachi no Kami title was given to him in 1701 (fifth month of Genroku 14), but he worked in Settsu and Mimasaka as well and previously signed his tangs with Yoshimitsu (義光).
Next to his contemporary and cousin Kozuke Daijo Sukesada, viewed as the greatest Shinto Bizen smith, his works are considered best and feature very marked ko-mokume, koshi-no-hiraita gunome-shoji tending to notare, a possible nie-loaden and broadnioiguchi, broad ko-maru-bōshi with much nie.

Main sources :

  • "Index of Japanese Swordsmiths N-Z" by Markus Sesko (p.199)
  • "Study of Yokoyama Bizen-to" by Bruce W. Kowalski (1984 Philadelphia Area Token Kai)