在銘 忠時作 鍬形透鍔
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Tadatoki-saku Kuwagata(Stag beetle) Sukashi Tsuba

No.124132

Tadatoki-saku Kuwagata(Stag beetle) Sukashi Tsuba

¥170,000(tax included)
【Mei-Omote】
Tadatoki-saku
【Size】

Length 7.43cm Width 7.15cm Seppadai 0.46cm Weight 81g

【Country】
Musashi
【Drscription】
Tatemarugata Tetsukitaemeji Jisukashi Kakumimikoniku

The Akasaka school flourished until the end of the Edo period; it was founded when the first and second generations—a father and son named Tadamasa—relocated to Edo around the Kanei era and began crafting Tsuba by refining the Owari-Sukashi and Kyo-Sukashi techniques.
The first, second, and third generations (collectively known as "Ko-Akasaka" or "Old Akasaka") are characterized by excellent Kitae, thick forms—typically featuring Marugata and a Marumimi, though a style with Kakumaru is also observed. From the time of the fourth-generation Tadatoki, Tsuba became somewhat thinner and featured more refined craftsmanship. The name "Akasaka" was derived from the area where the artisans of this lineage resided (the Akasaka district in present-day Minato Ward, Tokyo).
Akasaka school Tadatoki (first generation) Hikojuro is a coterie of Tadamune. His real surname is also written as Hozumi.
His tenure was 39 years from 1707, and in his later years he handed over the headship of the family to the second generation Tadatoki, who took the name Tadamune.
His names are Bushu Akasaka jyu Hikojuro Tadatoki and Akasaka Hikojuro Tadatoki.
At Tetsuji and Marugata, we make Ji-sukashi Tsuba with designs such as Tetsuji and Marugata, Syatou, Kiri(paulownia), Susuki(pampas grass), chasen, Suehiro, and Myoga. He died in 1746.
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