Description

This is a tachi by Nagamitsu, the 2nd generation master of the Osafune school, active during the Kamakura period. Nagamitsu is renowned as one of the highest-ranking smiths in Japanese sword history, with numerous works designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. This particular sword has a clear mei with a date and was formerly owned by the Tokugawa Shogunate family, retaining its original family scabbard.

古刀 備前国長船住長光 正安三年十二月日
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古刀 備前国長船住長光 正安三年十二月日

Tachi

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Specifications

Nagasa

69.7 cm

Sori

1.9 cm

Motohaba

2.7 cm

Sakihaba

1.4 cm

About the maker

Osafune Nagamitsu長光

1 Jūyō Tōken
Dealer

Iida Koendo

iidakoendo.com

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