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Osafune Nagamitsu

永光

Jūyō
Vol. 3, No. 31 · Katana

Osafune Nagamitsu

永光

1 ranked works

ProvinceBizenEraEisho (1504–1521)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denToko Taikan600(top 21%)TypeSwordsmithCodeNAG51
1Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1513Editorial estimate: 1504–1521
1 of 1 designated works carry a date
  1. 1513
    永正十年Juyo session 3, item 31

Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

Currently Available

Lineage

Nagamitsu
Students (13)
  1. 1.Kagemitsu景光2 for sale146designated
  2. 2.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  3. 3.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  4. 4.Kageyori景依5designated
  5. 5.Norimitsu則光1 for sale3designated
  6. 6.Toshimune俊宗
  7. 7.Yoshitada吉忠
  8. 8.Munenaga宗長
  9. 9.Tamemune爲宗
  10. 10.Sanemitsu眞光6designated
  11. 11.Nagamitsu長光
  12. 12.Nagamune長宗
  13. 13.Toshimitsu俊光

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠61designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光2 for sale253designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光2 for sale146designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光4 for sale237designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale64designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政2 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光4 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光3 for sale41designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Nagamitsu

Nagamitsu（永光） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Eisho (1504-1521) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Nagamitsu include 1 Jūyō.