221/2"Katate-uchi Daito "One Handed Fighting Sword" by 
Shodai Muramasa
 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Specifies: "Shodai Sengo Muramasa" 1stGeneration
 
 
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Muramasa & school
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Muramasa Monouchi
Billowing Nie in flowing Yakiba and Mune-yaki

Shodai Muramasa Katate-uchi Daito Sugata


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Guardian of the South 
~Chases away Devils and Enemies~
Muramasa Nakago

Muramasa Steel - Running Itame, Ji-nie and arcing Chikei

Mounted later in nice Edo period Wakizashi Mounts

Deep Black/Purple Shakudo
Tanobei Sayagaki reads: 
"Seishu Kuwana ju Muramasa"
"Although it is Ubu Nakago Mumei, it displays the characteristics of the first generation Muramasa outstandingly"
"This smith is called Uemon no Jo and the period is ca. Bunki 1501"
"The Edge length is a little less than 1 shaku, 8 sun, 9 bu = 57.0cm 22.5"
"Recorded by Tanzan (Tanobe Michihiro) in the early morning of late April of the year of the Goat, Heisei 15,  2003"


"Mumei (Muramasa) (Shodai 1st Generation - Jidai Time: Bungi period 1501)"

 

 
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