Munetsugu was born Koyama Sobei (固山宗兵衛), the third son of Koyama Munehira(固山宗平) in Shirakawa domain in Mutsu province (today’s Fukushima prefecture) in 1802. It is said that he learned the sword-forging technique from Kato Tsunahide(加藤綱英) first and was also an apprentice of Chounsai Tsunatoshi (長運斎綱俊), a younger brother of Tsunahide to improve his craftsmanship.
Munetsugu first served Shirakawa Matsudaira(白河松平家) clan as Hanko(藩工:retained swordsmith). After Matsudaira clan was ordered to relocate to Kuwana domain(Today’s Mie prefecture), Munetsugu became a swordsmith for that domain. However, he eventually settled in Edo city from the second year of the Koka era (1845) by working for Matsudaira clan of the Kuwana family.
Munetsugu received the honorary title of Bizen no Suke(備前助) in the same year when he moved to Edo city. His work reflects Bizen Den, one of the five most traditional Japanese sword-forging techniques. He was excellent at forging blades with Choji Gunome Midare tempering line, one of the most noticeable characteristics of Bizen Tradition. He was active in sword-forging during 1830-1870. He is arguably the finest smith working in the Bizen tradition at the end of the Edo perio
SPECIFICATIONS
Katana:
Blade length : 61.7cm
Curvature : 1.8cm
Motohaba : 24.9mm
Sakihaba : 14.7mm
Motokasane : 5.7mm
Sakikasane : 3.7mm
Wakizashi:
Blade length : 32.1cm
Curvature : 1.3cm
Motohaba : 25.3mm
Sakihaba : 18.8mm
Motokasane : 5.9mm
Sakikasane : 4.8mm
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