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- Long Sword (Katana) known as Meibutsu Shimazu Masamune
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Long Sword (Katana) known as Meibutsu Shimazu Masamune
- Museum No.
- EK344
Photo No：140820_EL_0001
Color type：Color
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| Title | Long Sword (Katana) known as Meibutsu Shimazu Masamune |
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| Category | Metalwork (E), Sword |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 14th |
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| Materials | Gift of OKUDA Befumon |
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Masamune (1264-c. 1343) is perhaps Japan’s most famous swordsmith, but few of his blades survive. The measurements and hamon (temper line) of this katana match records for a blade called “Shimazu Masamune” in the Kyōhō meibutsu chō ("Celebrated Meibutsu [Blades] of the Kyōhō Era), an Edo-period register of the most important swords in Japan. This sword recently resurfaced after being missing for 150 years.
Japan-Kamakura to Nambokucho