Katana - tamahagane - Nihonto Katana Tanto with NBTHK Hozon origami in welthy rare koshirae - Japonia - Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto.

Fantastic and very rare in both koshirae and shirasaya with NBTHK hozon origami attributed to Uda school from late kamakura or early muromachi era. The blade of this tanto is already a marvel in itself, full of patterns on the fairy and a beautiful and visible hamon. This piece is high end and it is easy to appreciate why. Its beautiful structure retains a superb polish that makes it easy to appreciate all its quality. There are few pieces with such a wonderful quality. Also the koshirae is very rare and worthy of the blade.

Undoubtedly this sword belonged to a very wealthy samurai family. The koshirae shows precious and well cared fuchi, kashira and menukis with inlaid gold in great state of conservation of shishis playing among flowers with shakudo base (alloy of gold and copper) not only the metal pieces are of great quality. Normally the koshiraes come lacquered or painted, usually to protect them from the weather but these are kept in the original wood without hiding for a good reason. It was common that rare materials such as these two types of exotic woods (a different combination in the handle and in the saya to make it more noticeable) were acquired by daimyos and wealthy samurai to show ostentation and sophistication. Since these were rare materials that did not grow in Japan like these exotic woods, importing them was very expensive. For this reason the wood is kept natural. A precious and unique collector's item that will delight any sword collector.

THE UDA SCHOOL 宇多系
The founder of the Uda School (宇多) is considered to have been Kunimitsu (国光). He was originally from the Uda (宇多) district of Yamato Province. He worked around the Bunpo Era or 1317 at the end of the Kamakura Era. All of the succeeding smiths of this school used the kanji character “Kuni” (国) in their signatures. At some point he moved to Etchu Province so even though the Uda (宇多) School had its foundation in the Yamato tradition, it is considered to be one of the wakimono schools from this region together with such schools as he Fujishima (藤嶋) and Chiyozuru (千代鶴). Together these three schools are often referred to as the kita kuni mono (北国物).

Since remaining works by Kunimitsu (国光) are non-existent, his students, Kunifusa (国房) and Kunimune (国宗), are generally thought to be the true founders of this school. Both of these smiths studied under Norishige (則重) of the Etchu Province and they were active around the Koan Era (1361). The works of these early Uda (宇多) smiths followed the style of the Yamato Den particularly in the areas of sugata and hamon.

The Uda (宇多) smiths who were active prior to the Oei Era (1394) were few, while those active after that era were more numerous. Generally the quality of the workmanship of the Uda (宇多) smiths of the Muromachi Era is inferior to that of Kunimitsu (国光) and Shodai Kunimune (国宗). While the jitetsu of the early Uda (宇多) smiths is refined, well folded and beautiful, the works of the later Uda (宇多) smiths tends to be more likely to have signs of a few impurities. The nie is a bit coarse and the hikari is particularly strong. The nie grains tend to be separated and to twinkle like stars. This is an important kantei point when looking at Uda (宇多) blades. Also, there are places in the yakiba where the nie is vigorous and places where there is only nioi.

The blade is in old japanese polish remaining in good condition, the jihada of the steel is detailed and full of details to appreciate. A masterpiece Worthly a museum and a great addition to any private collection.


Blade is in very good condition due to aging. Not hagire and not fatal damage, of course. This is a japanese weapon so have a real historical value. This is a weapon with centuries, not machine crafted so can be minor movements of saya, tsuka, tsuba, etc. Because of dilatation, humidity, etc. and little damages propers of his age like small rust, scratches, etc.. Sold as is.

An Authentic nihonto japanese sword, difficult to find in Europe, without the consequent costs of importing from Japan or from Japanese sellers, which can increase the price of the sword by up to 30% and a months waiting for shipment and custom paperwork. A truly real nihonto to delight both new and experienced collectors.

All my swords are originals, imported from japan and Europe during many years of collection.

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Size: Koshirae Full length: 59 cm
Blade length: 33,2 cm
Sori: 0,4 cm