Feb. 22 (Sat) - Introductiton to Japanese Swords III Period May 17 (Sun), 2020 HAMON

№ Designation Type Inscription Size(cm) Province Period Collection End of Heian - Beginning 1 ◉ Tachi Signed NOBUFUSA saku 76.1 Bizen of Kamakura Period Chido Museum ※1 (12-13th century)

Late Kamakura Period The Japanese 2 Tachi Signed 69.8 Yamato ※2 ◉ KUNIYUKI(Taima) (14th century) Sword Museum

Appreciation of Hamon Patterns (Basics)

Early Edo Period 3 Wakizashi Signed 54.5 Settsu Private collection Echigo-no-kami KANESADA (17th century)

Komidare End of Heian - Beginning The Japanese 4 Tachi Signed 96.05 Bizen of Kamakura Period ○ TOMONARI saku Sword Museum (12-13th century)

End of Heian - Beginning 5 □ Tachi Signed KUNINAWA 78.8 Bizen of Kamakura Period Private collection (12-13th century)

Suguha Mid-Late Kamakura Period The Japanese 6 Tachi Signed 74.9 Bizen □ NAGAMITSU (13-14th century) Sword Museum

(Red lacqure Rai KUNIMITSU End of Kamakura Period 7 ■ Katana 68.5 Yamashiro Private collection inscription) 77 sō Shōan□ (14th century)

End of Kamakura Period 8 Tachi Signed 78.0 Higo Private collection ○ KUNIMURA(Enju) (14th century)

Chōji Mid-Kamakura Period The Japanese 9 Tachi Unsigned 66.5 Bizen ※1 ◎ Fukuoka ICHIMONJI (13th century) Sword Museum

Mid-Kamakura Period The Japanese 10 Katana Unsigned 70.2 Bizen ※2 ICHIMONJI (13th century) Sword Museum

(Gold inlay Mid-Kamakura Period The Japanese 11 Katana 72.1 Bizen inscription) SUKEZANE (13th century) Sword Museum

Mid-Kamakura Period 12 Tachi Signed 72.7 Bicchū Private collection ■ KORETOMO (Koaoe) (13th century)

Nanbokuchō Period The Japanese 13 Katana Unsigned 70.1 Bicchū AOE (14th century) Sword Museum

Early Edo Period The Japanese 14 Katana Signed 69.1 Settsu □ NAGAYUKI Settsu-no-kuni ni oite kore wo tsukuru (17th century) Sword Museum Bizen Osafune-jū Yokoyama SUKEKANE saku The Japanese 15 Katana Signed 72.4 Bizen End of Edo Period (1864) Genji 1 nen 8 gatsujitsu Sword Museum Tomonari 58 dai mago

Notare

Tsuda Echizen-no-kami SUKEHIRO The Japanese 16 Katana Signed 71.1 Settsu Early Edo Period (1667) Kanbun 7 nen 8 gatsujitsu Sword Museum

End of Kamakura Period 17 Wakizashi Unsigned 57.5 Sagami Private collection ■ Attributed to MASAMUNE (14th century) Bizen-no-kuni Osafune KANEMITSU 18 ○ Wakizashi Signed 53.2 Bizen Nanbokuchō Period (1347) Private collection Jōwa 3 nen 12 gatsujitsu

Gunome Nanbokuchō Period The Japanese 19 Tantō Signed 28.2 Mino ○ KANETOMO (14th century) Sword Museum

Nanbokuchō Period The Japanese 20 Katana Unsigned 73.0 Bizen Osafune TOMOMITSU (14th century) Sword Museum

Minamoto-no-KIYOMARO The Japanese 21 Katana Signed 81.0 Musashi Late Edo Period (1852) Kaei 5 nen 2 gatsujitsu Sword Museum

Togariba Late Muromachi Period 22 Katana Signed 71.8 Mino Private collection □ KANEMOTO (16th century)

Hitatsura

Sagami-no-kuni jūnin HIROMITSU Nanbokuchō Period 23 ○ Wakizashi Signed 34.4 Sagami Private collection Jōji 3 nen 3 gatsujitsu (1364)

Nanbokuchō Period 24 Tachi Signed 79.4 Yamashiro Private collection※3 ○ Hasebe KUNINOBU (Known as “Karakashiwa”) (14th century) Utsunomiya daimyōjin Sagami-no-kuni jūnin HIROMITSU 25 ◎ Wakizashi Signed 32.1 Sagami Nanbokuchō Period (1356) Private collection※4 Hachiman-daibosatsu Bunna 5 nen uzukijitsu

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Unique patterns

Kawazuko Chōji

Mid-Kamakura Period 26 Wakizashi Unsigned 53.0 Bizen Private collection MITSUTADA (13th century)

Hakoba

Late Muromachi Period The Japanese 27 Katana Signed 62.1 Ise MURAMASA (16th century) Sword Museum

Hyōtanba Dōsaku kore wo horu Nagasone OKISATO Kotetsu Nyūdō Kanbun 1 nen shimotsuki 25 nichi Early Edo Period 28 □ Wakizashi Signed 49.7 Musashi Private collection (Gold inlay) Yamano Kauemon 64 sai Nagahisa (monogram) (17th century) Wakige futatsudō tabitabi mitsudō setsudan

Tōran

Tsuda Echizen-no-kami SUKEHIRO The Japanese 29 Katana Signed 76.2 Settsu Early Edo Period (1681) Enpō 9 nen 8 gatsujitsu Sword Museum

Kataoshi Bizen-no-suke Fujiwara MUNETSUGU kore wo tsukuru The Japanese 30 Katana Signed 70.8 Musashi End of Edo Period (1859) Saitō Toshinori no motome ni ōzu Sword Museum Ansei 6 nen 2 gatsujitsu

Appreciation of Hamon Patterns (Advanced)

Nie/Nioi

Tsujimura Ecchū-no-kami Fujiwara TAKAHIRA (monogram) The Japanese 31 Katana Signed 69.4 Kaga Momoyama Period (1622) Genna 8 nen 3 gatsu 3 nichi Sword Museum

Activities Nanbokuchō Period The Japanese 32 Wakizashi Signed 30.2 Yamashiro □ Hasebe KUNINOBU (14th century) Sword Museum

№ Title Collection

Quenching Hamon Patterns

33 Tools for Tsuchioki Private collection

The Japanese 34 Samples of Tsuchioki Sword Museum Studies of Hamon Patterns

The Japanese 35 Takahiko Image of Suishinshi Masahide Sword Museum

Suishinshi The Japanese 36 Tōken-jitsuyō-ron Masahide Sword Museum

Suishinshi The Japanese 37 Kokon-seisaku-tōken-bengi Masahide Sword Museum Science of Hamon Patterns Recording Hamon Patterns

The Japanese 38 Ōei 30 nen (1423) Kanchiinbon meizukushi Sword Museum

The Japanese 39 Bunroku 2 nen (1593) Kanamono mokujutsusho Sword Museum

The Japanese 40 Genji 1 nen (1864) Kajihei Hosoda Heijirō Fujiwara Naomitsu Oshigata Sword Museum

The Japanese 41 Tools and materials for Oshigata Sword Museum

There’s a possibility that exhibits may be modified. ※1：Feb. 22〜Apr. 19、※2：Apt. 21〜May 17、※3：Feb. 22〜Mar. 31、※4：Apr. 1〜May 17 ◉：National Treasure、◎：Important Cultural Property、○：Important Art Object、■：Special Important Sword、□：Important Sword

There’s a possibility that exhibits may be modified For English explanations, please scan the QR code. Next Exhibition We would appreciate your understanding and 1-12-9, Yokoami, Sumidaku, Tokyo 130-0015 “The 26th Newly Designated Special Important Swords and Fittings” cooperation for the TEL:03-6284-1000 May 30 (Sat) - Aug. 2 (Sun), 2020 questionnaire online. https://www.touken.or.jp/

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