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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThe Uda school originated around the Bunpo era at the end of the Kamakura period when Ko-Nyudo Kunimitsu moved from Uda District in Yamato Province to Etchu Province, and it flourished thereafter throughout the Muromachi period. Among these, works from the end of the Kamakura period through the Nanboku-cho period are called Ko-Uda, while works from the Muromachi period are called Uda. Uda Kunimune was the son of Kunimitsu and the younger brother of Kunifusa, and the same name flourished over several generations. Works of the Uda school have a strong Yamato-den temperament, but there are also aspects that lean toward Soshu-den, and the jitetsu is itame mixed with mokume where the hada appears clearly. This wakizashi has a well-proportioned difference between the moto-haba and saki-haba with a solid kasane, the jitetsu is ko-itame mixed with mokume and is hada-dachi with chikei, the hamon is chu-suguba with hataraki in a very fine nijuba style, and the boshi is sugu with a maru kaeri. Looking at the accompanying habaki, one can clearly see that it conveys its excellent provenance to the present day. It can be appreciated in its current condition, but for those with the means, I would certainly like you to perform polishing and various works to cherish it as a beloved possession for a long time.
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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.
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¥132,000