Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is a katana made by Kawai Hisayuki, who studied sword forging under Hosokawa Masayoshi in Musashi province during the Bunkyu era. It is a collaboration piece with Sokan of the Koga clan, with Sokan forging the blade and Hisayuki applying the hamon.
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Musashi · around 1854-1860
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Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
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