Antique Nihonto - Late Muromachi (500 years old) Katana with Tachi Koshirae, signed Sukemitsu, NBTHK Certified

 This katana blade is signed by Sukemitsu (助光), and dated by the NBTHK to the late Muromachi period. There are several swordsmiths from different schools who signed as Sukemtsu at that time, but this one has characteristics of the Shimada School of Suruga Province.

The Shimada school was founded by Yoshisuke (義助) during the mid-Muromachi period and lasted through the late Edo period. it is said that the first-gen Yoshisuke was a descendant of Bizen Ichimonji Sukemune, and served the powerful Imagawa clan.  It is said that he received his maker’s name 義 from Imagawa Yoshitada.

Shimada school interacted with other schools in Soshu swordsmiths living near Odawa castle in Kanagawa prefecture. The Suruga domain was vital for strong feudal lords such as Takeda, Tokugawa, and Hojo clans during the Sengoku Jidai(Warring state period: Late Muromachi period). The swordsmiths in Shimada school received many orders from these powerful feudal families. 

SPECIFICATIONS

Nagasa : 71cm
Sori :  1.8cm
Motohaba : 27mm

Sakihaba: 1.9m

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