Muramasa Koretsuna

維綱

Jūyō
Vol. 46, No. 57 · Tantō

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceIseEraLate Muromachi (ca. 1532–1573)PeriodMomoyamaSchoolMuramasaTraditionSoshu-denTypeSwordsmithCodeKOR1000

Historical importance

Where Koretsuna stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.

随一
Foremost
屈指
Leading
有数
Major
著名
Notable

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Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

Other artisans of the Muramasa school

  1. 1.Muramasa村正1 for sale41designated
  2. 2.Muramasa村正17designated
  3. 3.Masashige正重1 for sale12designated
  4. 4.Masazane正眞2 for sale4designated
  5. 5.Masashige正重1designated
  6. 6.Muramasa村正1designated

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