【Product Description】 Blade Classification: Wakizashi Mei: Mumei (Den: Enju) Appraisal: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Nagasa: 45.1 cm Sori: 1.0 cm Motohaba: 2.8 cm Sakihaba: 1.9 cm Motokasane: 0.6 cm Sakikasane: 0.4 cm Mekugi-ana: 2 Weight: 395g (blade only) [Description] The Enju school was founded by Taro Kunimura, the grandson of Rai Kunitoshi, who moved from Yamashiro to Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture) during the late Kamakura period. They flourished as the official swordsmiths for the Kikuchi clan. Their workmanship closely resembles the Rai school, characterized by a refined jigane and a gentle suguha hamon. This work is a wakizashi attributed as Mumei (Den: Enju). The sugata features a standard width and thickness with a graceful sori. The jigane is a dense itame-hada with flowing masame, displaying fine jinie and shirake-utsuri. The hamon is a bright suguha based on hotsure and uchi-no-ke, with a fine ko-nie structure. The boshi is chu-maru with a short kaeri. The koshirae is a high-quality set featuring: Fuchi-Kashira: Shakudo-nanako ground with autumn insects in takabori and iro-e. Menuki: Shakudo-nanako ground with floral motifs. Tsuba: Iron ground with openwork (sukashi). Saya: Black roiro lacquer. This is a masterpiece that allows one to appreciate the elegant Yamashiro style inherited by the Higo Enju school, accompanied by tasteful koshirae.
NihontoWatchBETAsigned · Osafune · Oei (1394-1428) · nagasa 48.1cm · sori 1.6cm
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1394-1428
Tōken Taikan top 26%
2 pieces on the market now
Where Morishige stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
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Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Omiya school (大宮) of Bizen traces its name and its blood to Kyoto, not to the Bizen heartland where it eventually settled. The published sources follow the line back to a remote ancestor, Kunimori, who is said to have left Inokuma Omiya in Yamashiro province and moved into Bizen during the Kamakura period, around the Bun'o years. With him the group carried a Yamashiro sensibility into the province of choji, and that transplanted origin remains the key to everything the school later became. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Morikage盛景 | 1356-1390 | 92 |
| Morikage盛景 | 1299-1302 | 5 |
| Tomomori友盛 | 1156-1159 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1338-1342 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
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.
【Product Description】 Blade Classification: Wakizashi Mei: Mumei (Den: Enju) Appraisal: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Nagasa: 45.1 cm Sori: 1.0 cm Motohaba: 2.8 cm Sakihaba: 1.9 cm Motokasane: 0.6 cm Sakikasane: 0.4 cm Mekugi-ana: 2 Weight: 395g (blade only) [Description] The Enju school was founded by Taro Kunimura, the grandson of Rai Kunitoshi, who moved from Yamashiro to Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture) during the late Kamakura period. They flourished as the official swordsmiths for the Kikuchi clan. Their workmanship closely resembles the Rai school, characterized by a refined jigane and a gentle suguha hamon. This work is a wakizashi attributed as Mumei (Den: Enju). The sugata features a standard width and thickness with a graceful sori. The jigane is a dense itame-hada with flowing masame, displaying fine jinie and shirake-utsuri. The hamon is a bright suguha based on hotsure and uchi-no-ke, with a fine ko-nie structure. The boshi is chu-maru with a short kaeri. The koshirae is a high-quality set featuring: Fuchi-Kashira: Shakudo-nanako ground with autumn insects in takabori and iro-e. Menuki: Shakudo-nanako ground with floral motifs. Tsuba: Iron ground with openwork (sukashi). Saya: Black roiro lacquer. This is a masterpiece that allows one to appreciate the elegant Yamashiro style inherited by the Higo Enju school, accompanied by tasteful koshirae.
NihontoWatchBETAsigned · Osafune · Oei (1394-1428) · nagasa 48.1cm · sori 1.6cm
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1394-1428
Tōken Taikan top 26%
2 pieces on the market now
Where Morishige stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Omiya school (大宮) of Bizen traces its name and its blood to Kyoto, not to the Bizen heartland where it eventually settled. The published sources follow the line back to a remote ancestor, Kunimori, who is said to have left Inokuma Omiya in Yamashiro province and moved into Bizen during the Kamakura period, around the Bun'o years. With him the group carried a Yamashiro sensibility into the province of choji, and that transplanted origin remains the key to everything the school later became. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Morikage盛景 | 1356-1390 | 92 |
| Morikage盛景 | 1299-1302 | 5 |
| Tomomori友盛 | 1156-1159 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1338-1342 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
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.
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