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.
This is an unsigned yari (spear) attributed to Kanabo Masatsugu, a smith from the Kanabo school in Yamato province. It features a hirasan-zukuri construction with a long okukubi and masame hada. The blade exhibits a bright chu-suguha hamon and comes with a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kanabo · Muromachi · nagasa 38.1cm
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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥165,000
This is an unsigned yari (spear) attributed to Kanabo Masatsugu, a smith from the Kanabo school in Yamato province. It features a hirasan-zukuri construction with a long okukubi and masame hada. The blade exhibits a bright chu-suguha hamon and comes with a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kanabo · Muromachi · nagasa 38.1cm
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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥165,000
