Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchA katana with an o-suriage mumei attribution to Echizen Seki. Echizen Seki refers to a group of swordsmiths such as Kanenori and Kanenori who moved from Seki in Mino Province to Echizen and were active there. At that time, military commanders held Mino swords in high regard, and many Mino smiths moved to other provinces carrying their superior sword-making techniques with them. In particular, because Ieyasu's son Yuki Hideyasu became the provincial lord of Echizen due to his military exploits at the Battle of Sekigahara and was responsible for the northern defense of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the spirit of Naotake within the clan was exceptionally strong, and the demand for swords and spears was high.
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Yamashiro-den · Echizen
5 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Echizen越前 | 1336-1392 | 1 |
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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