Saijo Saku - Signed and dated, Eisho Sukesada (Yozozaemon) Katana
A Wonderful Sword in Wonderful Mounts
All Original Goto Style Crickets & Dragonfly Original Samurai Koshirae
Koshirae - Tokubetsu Hozon
Koshirae
Yozozaemon of exactly similar particulars:Dr Tokuno & Sho-shin Yozozaemon Appraisal or Sword Class Yozozaemon Sukesada(pdf) - And Another Yozozaemon

In the best Jo-Polish - and NBTHK Hozon
Mr Tanobei gave this piece to top polisher, "tied for #1 best polisher"


Wonderful Jigane - Chikei - Utsuri
Mokume Itame mix
An intense Hataraki of Sunagashi, running Kinsuji and Ko-nie Hotsure


Beautiful


Chu-Sugu Saagari Boshi with Hakikake and Whiskers


Highly Intricate Yakiba

Typical Nagasa: 62.4cm
Ubu, Signed & dated
Bizen-no-Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada
Eisho Ju Nen Hachi Gatsu Kichi Jitsu
"A Lucky Day in the 10th year of Eisho, 1513"


Both Hikobe (early) and his son, Yozozaemon signed in Eisho. Both smiths are Saijo Saku or highest rated masters. This Mei compares favorably with Yozozaemon

See Fujishiro pg 599, 600, 601
or compare with Dr Tokuno example:
 Yozozaemon
and another Yozozaemon
 Yozozaemon

 
 Koshirae

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