One each/Edo Period/Izawa-cho, privately owned /Prefecturally-designated tangible cultural property(handcraft) (May 24, 1982)
All of these swords are works by Taikei Naotane from Edo Shitaya Okachimachi.
Naotane is one of the typical swordsmiths of the Edo Period.
Katana……Shōji Chikuzen no Daijō
Fuji Naotane (seal)
Blade length: 70cm
Year: 1847
Takegawa Chikusai’s custom-forged sword
Naginata……Taikei Naotane (seal)
Blade length: 38.8cm
Year: 1810
Takegawa Masanobu (Chikusai’s father ) custom-forged sword
Wakizashi……Blade length: 31.5cm
Year: 1855
Takegawa Chikusai’s custom-forged sword