After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This wakizashi is signed by Kanemasu, a swordsmith of the Nara Taro school from Mino province active in the late Muromachi period. It features a shallow curvature, normal width and thickness, and a flowing Itame-hada jigane with a bright Nie-deki hamon. The blade comes with a shirasaya and a koshirae, though it has a minor chip on the edge.
NihontoWatchmei · Nara Taro · Muromachi · nagasa 30.4cm · sori 0.4cm
Mino · around 1532-1555
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
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