| Origin:
Japan Material:
Wood Saya
& AISI 1055 Carbon Steel
Approximate
Period: New
Item
Approximate
Size: 105*4
cm / 41.3*1.6 inch Weight
After Packing: 3.5
kg
Condition:
100 percent of
the blade was be hand forged and made from high carbon AISI 1055 steel.
Tempered blade and water quenched. Hand sharpened edge can cut bamboo
with a strike then
no cracks on the edge. Authentic shark skin samegawa and real silk
tsukamaki. Iron tsuba, brass fuchi and kashira. Brass habaki and seppa. Wood Saya
and kurigata. This sword suit for iaidao and kenjutsu superior. This
sword's style was made as famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi's
katana. When you
won this sword we will send you a free sword's bag.
Notice: This
blade was sharpened through 7 processes sharpening work.
For this
type of sword, we also
offer folded steel and clay tempered blade. If you want
more information about our other high quality blades please check the following link or
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Customization
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You can pick
one of the following tsuba (handguard) instead of this sword's original
tsuba.
You can pick
one of the following wrapping cords instead of this sword's original hilt
cord and sageo.
About Miyamoto
Musashi (AD.1584-AD.1645)
The
famed swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was born Shinmen Takezo in
Harima Province and may have fought at Sekigahara under the Ukita as a
common soldier. He makes no mention this (perhaps unsurprisingly) in the
brief biography in his book, rather confining himself to his
achievements in single combat. He claimed to have defeated his first
opponent (a certain Arima Kihei) at the age of 13, following this up
with a victory over " powerful martial artist called Akiyama of
Tajima province." After 1600 Musashi drifted to Kyoto and became
involved in a well-known battle with the Yoshioka School of
swordsmanship, emerging victorious. He wrote that he engaged in sixty
duels without suffering defeat once, and was noted in this regard for
his skill at handling two swords at once. He was also remembered for
employing a simple bamboo sword, which he used to deadly effect.
Much of
Musashi's life between 1600 and 1640 is the stuff of legend and some
have postulated that he served at Osaka Castle (1614-1615) on the
defending side, taking quite a few heads in the process. In a similar
vein, he is sometimes said to have helped quell the Shimabara Rebellion
of 1638 - a theory which, as with his glories at Osaka, is impossible to
prove. On the other hand, many of the important events depicted in
Yoshikawa Eiji's famous novel Musashi have a basis in reality, to
include his battle with the Yoshioka School, his defeat of the noted
spearman Inei (chief priest of the Hôzô-in), and his duel in
1612 with Sasaki Kojiro, another famed swordsman. Less well-known
is his skill as a painter, his works including a number of
self-portraits and naturescapes.
Musashi the man
must have cut a forbidding appearance: he was said to have rarely bathed
or changed his clothes as well as suffering from a somewhat disfiguring
skin condition. Following his duel with Sasaki, he seems to have focused
his energies on perfecting his style of swordsmanship, spending much
time in travel and reflection - thus epitomizing the much-beloved image
of the brooding wanderer samurai.
In 1640 Musashi accepted service with the Hosokawa clan, and three years
later, in Higo Province, began work on his great book, Gorin no shô
(The Book of Five Rings). He finished this influential work on
swordsmanship in May 1645 - the same year he died.
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