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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOrdering Number: AS25196Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)Inscription: Myo Ichi Fujiwara Kanenari 妙一藤原兼先因州家士 岩越政忠 Inshukashi Iwakoshi MasatadaWe divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.This piece is ranked as Jyo Saku for Fujiwara Kanenari.Habaki: copper single habakiBlade Length: 25.8cm (10.16in)Mekugi-ana: 1Motohaba: 2.68cm (1.06in)Sakihaba: cm (in)Kasane: 0.75cm (0.30in)Weight: 230gEra: late Muromachi period,Shape: wide and thick tantoJigane: packed koitame hadaHamon: Gunomemidare with tight and thin nioikuchi.Characteristics: Fujiwara Kanesaki was a swordsmith whose lineage began with Heki Soemon in the late Muromachi period, regarded as the first-generation Inshu Kanesaki. Successive generations worked in Tottori and served the Ikeda family. "Myoichi" is thought to have been a title indicating an exceptionally fine work.This sword was specially commissioned by a samurai named Iwakoshi Masatada. There were some rusted areas, so I polished them myself,Tsuruta. Please excuse the amateur quality of the polishing.Koshirae:Koiguchi and Fuchi: Shakudo nanako-jiKashira: SuakaKozuka: Shakudo nanako-jiNBTHK Hozon CertificateAoi-Art estimation Paperwhole OshigataPlease note: the price does not include the shipping fees.Auction Starting Price:200,000JPYPlace BidRelated Items:Tanto: Kanemachi Ssaku(NBTHK Kicho Token)Tanto: Yoshimitsu (Tosa)(NBTHK Hozon Token)Tanto: Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu (February 1503)(NBTHK Hozon Token)Tanto:Fuyuhiro(NBTHK Hozon Token) (Koshirae: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)Tanto:: Kiyondo 清人 (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)Tanto:Mumei (Yamamura) (NBTHK Hozon Token)
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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.
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