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Muramasa Katana

No.621298

Katana Muramasa Hakomidare Jiba is clear and Kenzen masterpiece Kanzaqn-Sayagaki Jidai-Koshirae 64.0cm

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Kiwame
Muramasa
Registration
Osaka 4/28/26(Heisei)
Period
Late Muromachi period
Size

Hachou 64.0cm　(二尺一寸一分)　Sori 1.3cm
Moto-Haba 2.8cm　Saki-Haba 1.9cm　Moto-Kasane 0.53cm　Shinogi-Thikess 0.60cm　Saki-Kasane 0.45cm　Kissaki-Chou 3.4cm　Nakago-Chou 18.9cm　Weight 521g

Country
Ise
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Standard Mihaba, Slightly shallow Sori, Chu-Kissaki extended.
Kitae
Kitae is Itamehada, Mixed Nagarehada, Jinie entered thick, Faintly Utsuritatsu, Iron is clear.
Hamon
Notare, box-shaped blade, Gunome, Mixed Togariba, Ashi entered thick, Nie entered well. mixed Ara-Nie, Kinsuji and Niesuji-shikirinikakaru, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Midarekonde-sakihakikakete-kaeru.
Nakago
Suriage, Sakikiri, Yasurimegiri, Mekugiana are 3 ,One of the three holes is filled.
Habaki
Gold-clad single layer
Sword mounitings
Chaishimejinuri Koshi-Sendankizami Uchigatana-Koshirae(Edo era)
Size
Length 93.3cm
Sori 3.2cm
Description
Tsuba: Mei :Gotou Mitsunori Kaou Syakudounanakoji Haryu-zu
Fuchigashira: Mei:Kikuoka Mitsutoshi Kaou Tetsuji-ryu-zu
Menuki: Syakudou Nihiki-Shishizu Kiniroe(Shakudo two lions)
Drscription
Regarding the reason why Muramasa was said to be a sword cursed by the Tokugawa family, according to the official record of the Tokugawa shogun family, ``Tokugawa Jikki'', Ieyasu's grandfather, Kiyoyasu Matsudaira, killed his vassals with Muramasa's sword in 1535. Muramasa was also the sword that helped Ieyasu's eldest son Nobuyasu, who was forced to commit seppuku after his father Hirotada was stabbed by Muramasa's armpit finger by a mad vassal, and who was suspected of being an insider by Nobunaga.
In addition, when Ieyasu himself received a report of his military exploits from Nobunaga's nephew Nagataka, he injured his hand while inspecting Muramasa's spear, and it is said that he suffered a series of misfortunes, and Muramasa cursed the Tokugawa family. It became widely recognized as a witch sword.
The first Muramasa is said to have moved from Mino to Kuwana, Ise Province, at the gate of Mino Akasaka Kanemura or Seki Kaneharu.The oldest surviving Muramasa 1st generation is in 1501, and it has been handed down from generation to generation.
This sword has a Mixed Masame and Itamehada-yokunerete, a faint Utsuri-tatsu. Jinie entered thick and fine, Iron is clear, Hakogata-Gunome, Mixed Togariba, Nie entered well, Kinsuji and sunagashi-shikirinikakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.Togi is in good condition,Kenzen with no noticeable scratches or flaws. Beautiful Nie-tsuki, Kinsuji and sunagashi-shikirinikakari, Jiba is clear and Hako-Midare a masterpiece.
室町後期大永頃