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The swords of Masamune possess a reputation for superior beauty and quality, remarkable in a period where the steel necessary for swords was often impure. He is considered to have brought to perfection the art of " nie " ( 錵 , martensitic crystals embedded in pearlite matrix , thought to resemble stars in the night sky) .
The Masamune sword is by far the most referenced Japanese sword in popular fiction, ranging through books, movies and computer games. Murasame – A magical katana that mentioned in fiction Nansō Satomi Hakkenden , it said the blade can moist itself to wash off the blood stain for keeping it sharp.
In principle, swords forged by Mukansa are not eligible for awards. [29] The Masamune Award is only given when an outstanding sword made by a Mukansa smith is submitted. Most recently, the Masamune Award was given to Amata Akitsugu in 1996, [30] Norihiro Miyairi in 2010 for a tantō, [31] and Kunihira Kawachi in 2014 for a tachi. [32]
His works are often compared with those of the other great Koto era (987-1596) swordsmiths including Sōshū Masamune, Toshiro Yoshimitsu, Go Yoshihiro, Bizen Nagamitsu, and Ike Muramasa. He was a son by blood or adoption [3] of Sōshū Masamune considered by many to be the most famous of the Sōshū masters. [4] [5]
A 13th century sword by Masatsune with a straight-edge hamon A 13th century sword by Nagamitsu, with a notare midare hamon that is wavy along the blade but straight approaching the tip. A 14th century sword by Kunimitsu 14th century sword by Masamune, with a wavy hamon. China was the first country to produce iron in Asia, around 1200 BC.
With an inscription in gold inlay from 1609: Owned by Shiro Lord of Izumi (城和泉守所持, Shiro Izumi no Kami shoji) and Masamune Suriage Honami (正宗磨上本阿) (authenticated by Honami Kōtoku as Masamune sword); formerly in possession of the Tsugaru clan; curvature 2.1 cm (0.83 in)
Hasekura and Date Masamune were of roughly the same age, and it is recorded that several important missions were given to Tsunenaga as his representative. [ citation needed ] It is also recorded that Hasekura served as a samurai during the Japanese invasion of Korea under the Taikō Toyotomi Hideyoshi , for six months in 1597.
Lores in the late Muromachi period (early 16th century–1573) stated that Muramasa I was a student of Masamune (c. 1300), the greatest swordsmith in Japan's history, and the Hon'ami family (family dynasty of swordpolishers and sword connoisseurs) commented that his floruit was the Jōji era (1362–1368). [9]