Famous swords that survived turbulent times: from the turmoil of the Warring States period to the Tokugawa period

In an age when powerful warlords all over Japan stood side by side and competed with each other, famous swords that ran through turbulent times alongside distinctive warlords are passed down to this day, such as Ichimonji, which was given by Oda Nobunaga as a reward for the Battle of Nagashino, Okanemitsu, which was bestowed upon Todo Takatora as a relic of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sukemune, said to be Takeda Shingen's metezashi, Hishagiri, which is associated with Uesugi Kenshin, and Tonbogiri, the spear of Honda Tadakatsu, which is said to have cut a dragonfly in half when it landed on its tip.
During the Edo period, which brought an end to the age of war and brought about a period of peace, we will be showcasing swords forged by swordsmiths employed by various feudal lords, including Tokugawa Ieyasu's personal swordsmith Yasutsugu, as well as famous swords handed down through the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Main exhibits
・National Treasure Tachi sword, inscribed Ichi, Kamakura period, private collection
・National Treasure Naginata (long sword) Inscription: Made by Nagamitsu, a resident of Osafune, Bizen Province, Kamakura Period, Sano Museum of Art
・Important Cultural Property Sword, Unsigned, Masamune, Kamakura Period, Sano Museum of Art
・Important Cultural Property Tachi sword with the signature Chogen, Kamakura period, Sano Museum of Art
・Important Cultural Property Sword, inscribed with red ink by Yoshihiro/Hon'a (signature) (famous Matsuie), Kamakura period, Sano Museum of Art
・Important Cultural Property Sword, Gold Inlay Inscription, Kanemitsu of Bizen Province/Honami (signature seal) (Meibutsu Okanemitsu), Northern and Southern Courts Period, Sano Museum of Art
・Important Cultural Property: Black lacquer sword mounting with autumn grass design, Muromachi period, Sano Museum of Art
Important Art Object Wakizashi Inscription: Hiromitsu, resident of Sagami Province / October 2nd year of Kōan (pen name: Hikakiri) Nanboku-chō period Sano Museum of Art
・Short sword, inscribed with the name Bishu Nagafune Kanemitsu, November 11, 5th year of Enbun, Northern and Southern Courts period, private collection
・Osasahibari (large bamboo spear) inscribed with the name Fujiwara Masamasa (pen name Tonbogiri) from the Muromachi period, private collection
・Tantou (short sword) inscribed with Sukemune (probably Sukemune), Muromachi period, private collection
Sword, inscribed: Fujiwara Kunihiro, of Horikawa-cho, Rakuyo, February 1613, owned by Matsuhyogo-no-kami, Edo period, owned by Sano Museum of Art
・Oda Uraku Letter to Komyoin Gobo, Momoyama period, Sano Museum of Art
・Black Oribe tea bowl, Momoyama period, Sano Museum of Art
・Ogata Kenzan, small plate with different designs, Edo period, private collection
Kaihoku Yusho, Enji Temple Evening Bell, Momoyama period, Private collection