Suishinshi Masahide

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Suishinshi Masahide ( Japanese 水 心子 正 秀 ; * 1750 in Akayu , Dewa Province (today: Nan'yō , Yamagata Prefecture ); † 1825 ) was a Japanese swordsmith who is considered the founder of the Shinshintō ("newer new swords") period .

Life

As an apprentice to Yoshiteru ( 吉英 ) from the Shitahara swordsmithing school in Musashi Province , he was named Terukuni ( 英国 ). After daimyo Akimoto Tsunetomo hired him at the age of 25 , he adopted the name Kawabe Gihachirō Masahide ( 川 部 儀 八郎 正 秀 ; family name - first name - proper name) and used Suishinshi as a stage name.

At the beginning of his career Masahide forged mainly in the style of Sukehiro . His blades from this phase therefore usually have a tōran-midare hamon . He later recalled the classic forging styles of the Heian and Kamakura periods . This phase became known as Fukko-to . As a result, he influenced a large number of swordsmiths throughout Japan and his sword refining school became one of the largest schools of all. In total he had over 200 students.

He is classified as one of three swordsmiths of the Shinshintō period as Sai-josaku (grand master swordsmith). In addition to his son Sadahide, his students also include Taikei Naotane (another Sai-josaku ) and Gassan Sadayoshi (the founder of the modern Gassan school ). Unlike many other swordsmiths, Masahide also shared his knowledge in books and essays, making them accessible to a large number of people. He finally died in 1825. Less than a year later, his son and successor Sadahide also died.

Nihontō characteristics

Masahide first began forging blades in the Yamashiro tradition from 1780 to 1790 . Later from 1790 to 1800 he made copies of old masterpieces of the Sōshū tradition . Finally, towards the end of his career, he devoted himself to the Bizen tradition .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Unique Japan: Japanese Sword Catalog 21.5: Special Shinshinto Edition , page 7
  2. ↑ 小 笠原 信 夫 : 水 心子 正 秀 . In: 日本 大 百科全書 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved February 24, 2018 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ Markus Sesko: Shinto- & Shinshinto-kantei , p. 325.
personal data
SURNAME Suishinshi, Masahide
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 水 心子 正 秀 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sword smith and founder of Shinshin-tō
DATE OF BIRTH 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Akayu , Dewa Province (today: Nan'yō , Yamagata Prefecture )
DATE OF DEATH 1825