It has arrived, it has arrived! Since ancient times, the Hon'ami family has attributed mumei works to Taima when they exhibit a jigane with undulating itame-hada mixed with chikei, and extremely intense nie activity such as shimmering kinsuji within the ha. It is said that the high-level Soshu masters Shintogo Kunimitsu and Soshu Yukimitsu looked upon these Taima swords as their teachers and modeled their sword-making after them. The Taima school is said to display many Soshu-like characteristics and is treated as an exceptional entity among Yamato smiths. The Taima school was a group of smiths subordinate to the Taima-dera temple at the foot of Mount Nijo (present-day Taima, Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture), with Kunigyo as the founder around the Shoo era (1288, 738 years ago) of the late Kamakura period, continuing to flourish through the Nanbokucho period. While names like Tomoyuki, Tomokiyo, and Tomotsuna exist, extant works with a mei are almost non-existent.

This sword exhibits a beautiful sugata with high koshizori, wide mihaba, and a slightly high shinogi. The jigane is a well-wrought itame-hada mixed with slight nagare-hada, covered in thick, fine ji-nie with chikei entering the steel. The hamon is a suguha style mixed with ko-gunome, with a deep nioi and exceptionally thick nie. It is bright and clear, with kinsuji and sunagashi shimmering throughout, displaying the characteristics and merits of Taima with superior workmanship. In the sayagaki by Tanobe Michihiro Sensei, he praises it wonderfully as a "workmanship that adds Yamato tradition to the Soshu tradition; the nie of the ji-ha and the brightness of the nioikuchi are superb. Among swords attributed to Taima, this is a standout masterpiece, and furthermore, both ji and ha are kenzen. It is a rare and precious treasure."

This sword greatly influenced the so-called Soshu-den, and its style was inherited; since ancient times, it has been said that Soshu Yukimitsu and Taima are but a paper's breadth apart in their influence on the Soshu tradition. With the clarity of the ji-ha and abundant nie activity, this is a work full of highlights and can be called the hakubi (the finest example) of Taima attributions. As this has appeared in the world for the first time, we are offering it at a specially discounted price. Please enjoy this masterpiece, the likes of which are rarely seen.

It has arrived, it has arrived! Since ancient times, the Hon'ami family has attributed mumei works to Taima when they exhibit a jigane with undulating itame-hada mixed with chikei, and extremely intense nie activity such as shimmering kinsuji within the ha. It is said that the high-level Soshu masters Shintogo Kunimitsu and Soshu Yukimitsu looked upon these Taima swords as their teachers and modeled their sword-making after them. The Taima school is said to display many Soshu-like characteristics and is treated as an exceptional entity among Yamato smiths. The Taima school was a group of smiths subordinate to the Taima-dera temple at the foot of Mount Nijo (present-day Taima, Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture), with Kunigyo as the founder around the Shoo era (1288, 738 years ago) of the late Kamakura period, continuing to flourish through the Nanbokucho period. While names like Tomoyuki, Tomokiyo, and Tomotsuna exist, extant works with a mei are almost non-existent.

This sword exhibits a beautiful sugata with high koshizori, wide mihaba, and a slightly high shinogi. The jigane is a well-wrought itame-hada mixed with slight nagare-hada, covered in thick, fine ji-nie with chikei entering the steel. The hamon is a suguha style mixed with ko-gunome, with a deep nioi and exceptionally thick nie. It is bright and clear, with kinsuji and sunagashi shimmering throughout, displaying the characteristics and merits of Taima with superior workmanship. In the sayagaki by Tanobe Michihiro Sensei, he praises it wonderfully as a "workmanship that adds Yamato tradition to the Soshu tradition; the nie of the ji-ha and the brightness of the nioikuchi are superb. Among swords attributed to Taima, this is a standout masterpiece, and furthermore, both ji and ha are kenzen. It is a rare and precious treasure."

This sword greatly influenced the so-called Soshu-den, and its style was inherited; since ancient times, it has been said that Soshu Yukimitsu and Taima are but a paper's breadth apart in their influence on the Soshu tradition. With the clarity of the ji-ha and abundant nie activity, this is a work full of highlights and can be called the hakubi (the finest example) of Taima attributions. As this has appeared in the world for the first time, we are offering it at a specially discounted price. Please enjoy this masterpiece, the likes of which are rarely seen.