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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchKanefusa saku kuro-nuri koshirae-tsuki tanto. This work comes with Hozon Token papers. Kanefusa was a Mino smith; based on the mei "Kanefusa saku," it is thought to be from around the Bunmei era. (Jigane) Well-tightened jigane with itame hada that has a flowing feel. (Hamon) In ko-nie deki, overall gunome choji continues, and the yakiba is wide. Sunagashi can also be seen on the omote. The nioiguchi is clear and tightens in places. (Boshi) Midare-komi, tsukiage, and kaeru. The kaeshi is long. (Horimono) Two lines of hi on the omote, and a bo-hi on the ura. (Nakago) Higaki yasuri. He is a famous smith for the large gunome choji known as Kanefusa-midare. With a wide mihaba and a sugata having a slight sori, the kitae is itame hada that flows and mixes with masame-gokoro, ji-nie attaches, the hamon is gunome choji, a midare Jizo boshi, and the nakago has higaki yasuri, showing typical Mino-den characteristics. The hamon is ko-nie deki, with nioiguchi tightening in places like Bizen-den in nioi deki, making it an interesting work where one can see a variety of tempering. The koshirae is a representative kuro-nuri koshirae, the lacquer itself is solid, and while the samehada of the tsuka remains in good condition, it has taken on a pleasant hue. The kozuka and menuki feature a design of paired cranes with the feathers decorated in iroe fittings, giving a gorgeous impression. The kogatana attached to the kozuka has a poem of the Mutamagawa finely carved on the surface, which is very tasteful.
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Mino · around 1501-1504
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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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