Biography
A Tachi forged by Bizen Osafune Mitsutada in 1238 CE Japan. Quite a well-liked sword.
Oda Nobunaga loved the grandeur and magnificence of Mitsutada's handiworks and collected, according to the military records and jouzan chronicles, 25 swords in total (other sources also say 32). This is why it's speculated that Shokudaikiri Mitsutada's first owner was Oda Nobunaga.
Mitsutada was bestowed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Date Masamune in early Keicho Era (1596). It's after this bestowal that the candlestick-cutting incident is theorized to occur, however there are no clear historical records.
In Kensou Secret Document, there is a record of Kenichi the 2nd getting bestowed a Mitsutada tachi by the regent. However, compared to the records of other Hideyoshi katanas, the document was short.
This document also recorded a gift for oshichiya (a ceremony of a child's 7 days of age) for Chuuyama-sama (Date Munemura) from Shishiyama-sama (Yoshimura) brought by the messenger Carpenter Izumida which was probably this tachi at 3rd year of Kyoho (1718).
This sword was then transferred from Masamune to the Mito Tokugawa Family. One theory states that this happened during Tokugawa Mitsukuni's era, while the other theory says it happened during Tokugawa Yorifusa's period. Although the documents supporting the Mitsukuni theory are old, considering Mutsukuni's age, the possibility of Yorifusa's theory being right is high.
Thereafter, this sword was passed down in the Mito Tokugawa family and was thought to be put in Koishikawa Manor in Edo period. After the Meiji Era, along with other swords, this sword was moved to the main residence and was affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake on the 1st of September, 12th year of Taisho (1923).
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