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.
不思議な文字彫のある帝室技芸員菅原包則の剣。初霜のような地沸で晴々とした地鉄に浮かび上がった文字の読みは「さむはら」。弾丸除けの霊力のある呪文である。 特製の古木仕立のステッキ拵が付されている。
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Hoki · around 1861-1864
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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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