Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchBrownish rust can be seen across the entire surface, but the form is graceful, and from the sugata with a long-extending kerakubi, the production period is judged to date back to around the early to middle Muromachi period. The fact that it is hirasankaku-zukuri yet lacks hi carved into the flat surfaces is also a characteristic worthy of special mention; its charm lies in the simplicity typical of a practical old yari and an appearance that strongly retains the breath of that era. It can be called a single piece of high documentary value, allowing one to sense the military dignity and formal beauty of former times within an air of distinction gained through the passage of many years.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
We couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi
As written by the shop
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The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
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¥50,000