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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatch"Taihai style" Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune. "Jigane" Itame-hada. "Hamon" O-gunome-midare. "Detailed" The swordsmith of this katana, Kii no Kuni Yasumitsu, was a pupil of Kishu Yasutsuna, who was himself a pupil of the first generation Yasuhiro, the master smith of Kishu Ishido. This is a work from around the Enpo era (1673) (347 years ago) of the Edo period. Perhaps because the swordsmith Kii no Kuni Yasumitsu performed daisaku for his teacher Kishu no Kuni Yasutsuna, few of his works remain, and this katana is a wonderfully precious sword for the study of Kishu Ishido. The swordsmith Kii no Kuni Yasumitsu likely lived in Omi at first and later moved to Kishu. He is probably a descendant of the Bizen swordsmiths who remained in Omi after serving in the Ashikaga Shogun's expedition against the Rokkaku clan of Omi. He moved to Kishu and established the foundation of Kishu Ishido. "Koshirae" Saya: Kuro-ro "Condition of blade" Togi: It is in good condition. Kizu: There are no kizu that would be considered defects.
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Shinto · Kii
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
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| Masatoshi正俊 | — | 1 |
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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