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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is a wakizashi made by Kanetsuji in the late Muromachi period (around 1532-1555). The blade has some forging flaws due to its age, but the itame-hada is well-forged and the choji-midare hamon is active and beautiful. It comes with a shirasaya and the seller offers a 10% discount on the creation of a koshirae.
NihontoWatchOffered by Ikeda Art
Mino · around 1555-1558
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
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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