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Katana Mumei, Sue-Sa, Ō-sa Ichimonji Nbthk Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken

$41,476.77List Priceper item

About the Item

Katana Mumei - Sue-Sa; O-Sa Ichimonji NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Mid Nanbokucho Period (1333-1392), circa 1360 MISURES Nagasa [length]: cm 70.6 Sori [curvature]: 6 mm Width and thickness: motohaba: 32.5 mm, sakihaba: 27.5 mm, motokasane: 8 mm, sakikasane: 6.5 mm Sugata [configuration] Naginata naoshi, iori-mune, o-kissaki (7.5 cm) Kitae [forging pattern] Ko-itame hada of tightly packed jinie and chikei. Masame on the shinogi-ji. Hamon [tempering pattern] Ko-midare in notare with profuse nie; sunagashi and utsuri Boshi [point] Notare ending in kaen on one side and ko-maru on the other. Nakago [tang] O-suriage, kirijiri, yasurime; four mekugi-ana Origami [paper] The blade comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Token (Sword Particularly Worth of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai. Koshirae [mount] The sword is accompanied by a good handachi koshirae with antique high level fittings in shakudo and gold with dragon theme. Samonji was one of the top Masamune Juttetsu and a grand master artisan who brought the Soshu tradition to the South of Japan. He is considered one of the best swordsmiths ever lived in Japan and this respect for him is shown in the nickname of “O-Sa”, meaning “The Great Sa”, since he used the kanji “Sa” to sign his swords. Samonji brought a revolution in Chikuzen, bringing the Soshu style founded in Kamakura by Shintogo Kunimitsu and perfected by Masamune, Yukimitsu and Norishige. In his work he features in fact a clear steel with bright hamon, chikei and ji-nie. Samonji worked in the early Nanbokucho period (1333-1392) and was also an active master teacher, with several great sons and students. The line diminished during the Muromachi period and ended by 1500. This katana can be dated at the mid Nanbokucho, meaning it was probably made by a direct pupil of O-Sa. The attribution made by the NBTHK is in fact “Katana - Sue-Sa; O-Sa Ichimonji”, meaning “Late-Sa katana; pupil of O-Sa”. Even if on the NBTKH certificate this blade is described as “katana”, its shape clearly show its origin is from a naginata and can be described as a “naginata naoshi”. Its style, with the predominance of an imposing kissaki, is quite typical of the Nambokucho period, which saw bitter internal struggles and was marked by a climate of virile ostentation both in the context of the opposition of the northern and southern courts, and in anticipation of a feared third Mongol invasion. In that period, blades have been the longest of all time, with an extremely pronounced kissaki, so that they could be repaired in case they were damaged during battle.

Dimensions:
Height: 27.8 in (70.6 cm)Width: 0.12 in (3 mm)Length: 27.8 in (70.6 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Iron
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
15th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
1360
Condition:
Seller Location:
Milano, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4250220825272

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