Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This is an unsigned (mumei) katana from the late Muromachi period, measuring 69.2cm. The newly polished blade features a slightly slender and lightweight form, with a flowing itame-masame hada and a suguha mixed with gunome hamon. It comes with a koshirae featuring modern fittings, a black lacquered tsuka, and a black saya, suitable for appreciation, iai, or tameshigiri.
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 2cm
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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¥264,000
