Sengoku Seki was an industry: smiths organized under their tutelary Kasuga shrine, arming the war bands of central Japan. Magoroku Kanemoto’s sanbonsugi and the finest Kanesada work prove quality survived inside mass production.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchMasatoshi was the master smith of the group of swordsmiths known as the Sakakura Seki, who established a forge in Sakakura, Sakahogi Village, near the confluence of the Kiso River in the eastern part of Mino Province. For a work from this province, this piece has a thick shinogi and a sharp, intrepid sugata with a moderate sori and a chu-kissaki.
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Mino-den · Mino · around 1504-1521
Tōken Taikan top 49%
1 piece on the market now
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Mino-den · Mino
1 piece on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatoshi正利 | 1504-1521 | 1 |
| Masatoshi正俊 | 1487-1489 | 1 |
Mino in the Muromachi period
Sengoku Seki was an industry: smiths organized under their tutelary Kasuga shrine, arming the war bands of central Japan. Magoroku Kanemoto’s sanbonsugi and the finest Kanesada work prove quality survived inside mass production.
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