This is a wakizashi from the late Nanbokucho to early Muromachi period. The blade features well-cut grooves, a sugu midare hamon with sunagashii, and a large-grained ji resembling soshu. It is mounted with a formal koshirae, including shakudo nanako kanagu with gold mons, and a shakudo kenjo tsuba.
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Soshu-den · Sagami
42 pieces on the market now
The Soshu school took root in Kamakura, the seat of the Hojo regents in Sagami province, where the demand of the warrior government drew the country's leading smiths to a single town. The published sources count Awataguchi Kunitsuna of Yamashiro and the Bizen masters Kunimune and Sukezane among the immigrant pioneers of Kamakura sword-making, but the first native smith of Sagami, the man who cut his Kamakura residence and his dates into the nakago, was Shintogo Kunimitsu, reckoned the de facto founder of the Soshu-den. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masamune正宗 | 1288-1293 | 88 |
| Sadamune貞宗 | 1329-1331 | 87 |
| Akihiro秋廣 | 1346-1370 | 28 |
| Go Yoshihiro義弘 | 1299-1302 | 55 |
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1293-1322 | 72 |
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
This is a wakizashi from the late Nanbokucho to early Muromachi period. The blade features well-cut grooves, a sugu midare hamon with sunagashii, and a large-grained ji resembling soshu. It is mounted with a formal koshirae, including shakudo nanako kanagu with gold mons, and a shakudo kenjo tsuba.
NihontoWatchBETASoshu-den · Sagami
42 pieces on the market now
The Soshu school took root in Kamakura, the seat of the Hojo regents in Sagami province, where the demand of the warrior government drew the country's leading smiths to a single town. The published sources count Awataguchi Kunitsuna of Yamashiro and the Bizen masters Kunimune and Sukezane among the immigrant pioneers of Kamakura sword-making, but the first native smith of Sagami, the man who cut his Kamakura residence and his dates into the nakago, was Shintogo Kunimitsu, reckoned the de facto founder of the Soshu-den. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masamune正宗 | 1288-1293 | 88 |
| Sadamune貞宗 | 1329-1331 | 87 |
| Akihiro秋廣 | 1346-1370 | 28 |
| Go Yoshihiro義弘 | 1299-1302 | 55 |
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1293-1322 | 72 |
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
