Kanesada Katana, Muromachi period, 1532, with Oshigata

32. Kanesada Katana, Muromachi period, 1532, with Oshigata

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Wed, 27 September 2017 19:30

Japanese katana, dating back to 1532, late Muromachi period (1336-1573), made by Kanesada, signed "Kanesada". Katana swords are an evolution of Tachi swords, signed as such by ironsmith masters since the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The introduction of the katana coincided with the change in the samurai's fighting style, in the early Muromachi period, as the name of "katana" actually means "cutting edge up". Made by Kanesada approximately in the tumultuous Sengoku period, this sword was crafted before the rise to power of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early Edo period, its rarity being all the greater. Kanesada is a famous family of masters belonging to the sue-Seki school, active in the Mino province during the Muromachi period. The signature on the blade, as well as its characteristics, show us that it was made by a third generation of the Kanesada family, active during the Tenmon era. The active edge of the blade is marked by an elegant nie deki hamon, a result of the differential tempering process. The elongated tip (o-kissaki) is also impressively forged, almost reaching perfection, due to the long hammering process. Slightly curved, with a tori-sori curvature a little wider in the middle, the blade is mounted between two silver foils called habaki. The blade is kept in the shirasaya, the wooden mounting where it was stored when it was not used by the noble samurai in combat. When the samurai left for war, the blade was moved into the koshirae, which included a handle (tsuka) and a scabbard (saya). This blade is complemented by an authentic koshirae of the Edo period. Like any koshirae, this one contains several distinctive elements: the handle is covered with shagreen, then wrapped in a beige silk band (tsuka-ito), binding at the middle a small ornamental piece called menuki, which depicts chrysanthemums in our case; the guard (tsuba) is made of perforated iron and decorated with birds of prey and pine trees; the scabbard (saya) is of the ishime-ji type, decorated with an elaborately knotted sageo.

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custom L=68 cm

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