Echizen Ju Shimosaka (越 前 住下 坂). SHIRASAYA WAKIZASHI EDO

Echizen Ju Shimosaka (越 前 住下 坂). SHIRASAYA WAKIZASHI EDO
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Echizen Ju Shimosaka

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Echizen Ju Shimosaka (越 前 住下 坂). SHIRASAYA WAKIZASHI EDO PRINCIPLES C 1600 XVII CENTURY

TO YASUTSUGU SCHOOL 康 継 系

The history of the Yasutsugu (康 継) lineage begins with the birth of the first generation, Ichizaemon (市 左衛 門), which is believed to have been born in the mid-16th century. His birthplace was in Shimosaka (下 坂) of Shiga-gun in Omi province. Omi is next to Mino and contains Lake Biwa. Yasutsugu (康 継) was born in a family of swordsmen headed by his father, Hironaga (廣 長), known as the last descendant of Yamato no Kuni Senjuin (大 和 国 千手 院). Although his father was from Omi, he was trained in the Mino (美濃) tradition.
The early training of Yasutsugu (temprano 継) was in the Senjuin style of Yamato (大 和) as well as in the Mino tradition (美濃). His first signature was Echizen Ju Shimosaka (越 前 住下 坂). He later began experimenting with the Sôshû (相 州) tradition and became an expert in all three traditions. During Bunroku (1592-1596) he received the title of Higo Daijô (肥 後 大 掾) Around this time or around the beginning of the era of Keicho (1596) he moved to Echizen province and settled in Fukui.
Throughout Japanese history, many blacksmiths flourished when they were under the patronage and protection of local feudal lords. Yasutsugu (康 継) was one of those blacksmiths. Whether by chance or by intention, it was noted and received the support of Matsudaira Hideyasu (松 平 秀 廉), who was Tokugawa Ieyasu's third son (徳 川 家 康). Hideyasu (秀 廉) was the Daimyo of Echizen Province and, as such, was in a position to be of great help to Yasutsugu (康 継). As has often been the case throughout history, who knows is often as important, or more important, than what one knows. There were several contemporary blacksmiths of greater skill than Yasutsugu (康 継) (i.e. Umetada (埋 忠), Hankei (繁 慶), Kunihiro (国 広)), but due to the sponsorship of Matsudaira Hideyasu (松 平 秀 廉), Yasutsugu (康 継) became known for Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳 川 家 康) and Tokugawa Hidetada (徳 川 秀 忠),
For the fifth year of Keicho (1600), Yasutsugu (康 継) was well established in Echizen (越 前). WAKISHAZI BY ECHIZEN NYU SHIMOSAKA, EDO PERIOD C. 1600 17th Century.