Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchIt has appeared, it has appeared, a famous Gassan sword with the popular ayasugi-hada that has been cherished for generations in an old family has appeared. The origins of the Gassan school are ancient, seeing names like Oniomaru, Yukitsune, and Ganumaru in the Heian period, but unfortunately no extant works exist; as one of the swords starting from the early dawn of the nihonto, Gassan of Dewa in Oshu is exceedingly famous. This sword is an extant Gassan from the old Muromachi period, around Koji (1555) (471 years ago), exactly the time of the famous Battle of Kawanakajima where Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin fought fiercely. It is a sword from an old era when Gassan smiths were active in no small numbers, centered around the Yachi region of the Dewa Sanzan in Dewa (Yamagata Prefecture). As eras changed, and along with the times, being pushed by swords from Honshu and with the addition of wear, works of extremely old Gassan have become scarce. This sword shows a healthy and grand sugata with a wide moto-mihaba and wide saki-mihaba with an extended kissaki, the jigane shows the typical ayasugi-hada unique to Gassan, and the ayasugi-hada looks like large standing waves with uzumaki-hada appearing in what look like the spaces between waves. The horimono is a bo-hi and is skillfully carved. The hamon is a gunome-ba with ko-nie. The Edo period koshirae adds further splendor to this Gassan sword. Please by all means enjoy this precious Ko-Gassan famous sword that became the foundation for the six generations of Gassan Sadayoshi, Gassan Sadakazu, Gassan Sadakatsu, Gassan Sadakazu, Gassan Sadatoshi, and Gassan Sadanobu, who were descendants of Oshu Gassan at the end of the幕末 and became disciples of Suishinshi Masahide, creating the origin of Osaka Gassan. This time, because we received this Gassan sword from a person of an old family who said "it is a sword cherished for generations in the family, but we ourselves have grown old, so please let someone who will cherish it have it cheaply," there are light rust from age and damage to the koshirae due to being old, so we are offering it at a special bargain price. Please by all means enjoy this precious Ko-Gassan famous sword with its magnificent ayasugi-hada.
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27 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadaharu貞晴 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sadayoshi貞吉 | 1926-1989 | 0 |
| Yoshiaki吉明 | 1844-1848 | 0 |
| Naonobu直信 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sadayoshi貞吉 | 1830-1863 | 0 |
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Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
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