NihontoWatchA stern sugata with beautiful hada A work of excellent quality with a ha that shows active hataraki As can be confirmed by the measurements and the photograph of the nakago viewed from above, the shinogi is high and it has an o-kissaki. Kantei: Sue-Mihara The Mihara school appeared in the Kamakura period and produced swords in Mihara, Bingo Province (present-day Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture). From the late Kamakura period to the late Muromachi period, they consistently forged in the Yamato-den style. From the late Kamakura period to the Nanboku-cho period is called Ko-Mihara. From the early Muromachi period to the mid-Muromachi period is called Mihara. From the mid-Muromachi period to the late Muromachi period is called Sue-Mihara. The Mihara school has been highly regarded since ancient times, and even today, many of their swords are designated as Important Cultural Properties or Important Art Objects by the national government, receiving high praise in this field. Condition of the product *There are no hagire, hakobore, bending, shinae, fukure, or nioigire. *Please understand that there may be dirt, fine scratches, deterioration, etc., due to age. Please refer to the photographs.
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Yamato-den · Bingo
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masamune正宗 | 1469-1487 | 0 |
| Masaoki正興 | 1521-1528 | 0 |
| Nagashige長重 | 1487-1489 | 0 |
| Kaneyasu兼安 | 1469-1487 | 0 |
| Takakane高兼 | 1504-1521 | 0 |
Yamato in the Muromachi period
The monasteries that had sustained Yamato lost ground through the Muromachi period, and the schools thinned with them; Sue-Tegai kept the old masame manner alive in quantity. The burning of Tōdaiji’s Great Buddha hall in 1567 closed the temple age.
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