NihontoWatchNihontoWatchFollowing Masamune, the representative figures of Soshu-mono are Akihiro and Hiromitsu. The first generation begins around the middle of the Nanbokucho era (1345). The third generation Hiromitsu begins around the Shocho era (early Muromachi 1428). The Japanese sword scholar Dr. Sato Kanzan says around the Hotoku era (1449), so it is likely the third generation Hiromitsu. The jigane is ko-mokume-hada, and the hamon is ko-nie-deki with nie-jima, sunagashi, and kinsan in the ha. Nie enters throughout the ha, and the deki is extremely good.
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