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Edo Yasusada

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AOI SHIMOSAKA:                     
  TOKUGAWA  AOI MON  
     "Hollyhock"                        
YASUTSUGU KEI-CHO 1596   
            |
            |_____________                     KEI-AN  YASUSADA:  MOKUME. Can be KO-MOKUME.
______|______     _____|____                     1648   CHU-SUGU KUZURE,  O-NOTARE MIDARE,
YASUTSUGU     YASUSADA                                     and HAKO-MIDARE. NIOI KUZURE with
(MUSASHI)  (YAMATO no KAMI)                                  KO-NIE and ASHI.  Some deep KAERI.
(ECHIZEN)                   |___________ ______________ ___________ ____________
______|______     _____|_____   _____|_____     ______|_____    ____|_____     _____|_____
YASUTSUGU     YASUSADA   KUNIMASA   YASUTOSHI   YASUNAGA   YASUTOMO
            |_____________                                                                                            _____|______
______|______    _____|______                                                                              YASUTOMO
YASUTSUGU    TSUGUHIRA

YASUSADA(1) KEI-AN (t: YASUTSUGU(2):




Yamato-no-Kami Yasusada

San-Shaku Yasusada
Both the signatures of Yasusada and the Nagahisa cutting Test have Mei that are at stark variance with their normal Mei.
A Daimyo's Plaything, San-Shaku Katana were forbidden lengths in the Tokugawa period. The few extant pieces were custom-ordered at the demand of a high-ranking Tokugawa government Daimyo and kept secreted from view.
This piece has been judged genuine. It is surmised that both Mei were purposefully altered to allow the artists the protection of deny-ability from the law.

This massive sword had a finely fouged Nakago reinforcement and lengthing piece attached via steel pin. Shown in Oshigata on left.