LATE MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY), SIGNED SUKESADA SAKU

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A Tachi
Late Muromachi period (16th century), signed Sukesada saku
Honzukuri, iori-mune, koshizori, chu-kissaki, the forging pattern itame with hints of mokume of nie and the tempered edge suguha of nie with utsuri and a hakikake tip, the tang ubu with one hole and indistinct file marks, single silvered-copper habaki, in shirasaya, 68.7cm. long; motohaba 3.1cm.; sakihaba 2cm.

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Lot Essay

During the Muromachi period, warfare demanded generals to field ever-increasing numbers of soldiers. Mounted skirmishes gave way to larger clashes between armies of foot soldiers. Sword makers were now required to produce huge numbers of swords suitable for battle on foot. The term kazuuchi was used to distinguish such mass-produced swords from those which were made to order. The sword in this lot is a kazuuchi blade.

This sword was acquired for The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the firm of Y. Nakagawa of Yokohama in 1917 by Bashford Dean, Curator of Arms and Armor.

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