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[[Image:Masamune.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Masamune's gravesite, at the temple of [[Hongaku-ji]] in [[Kamakura]]. It is unclear which of these two rounded tombstones, in a form very distinctive of the Kamakura period, is Masamune's, and to whom the other might belong.]]
*''Japanese'': 正宗 ''(Masamune)''
*''For other people by this name, see [[Date Masamune]], or [[Hirata Masamune]].''
Masamune is among the most famous of Japanese swordsmiths. Originally from [[Sagami province]], he lived in the late [[Kamakura period]] (c. late 13th to early 14th century).
Masamune was the apprentice or student of [[Shintogo Kunimitsu|Shintôgo Kunimitsu]]<!--新藤五国光-->, and is said to have been adopted by [[Yukimitsu]], another of Kunimitsu's students.
Early on, Masamune mimicked the distinctive tempering pattern of Kunimitsu's blades, a style known as Sôshûmono after Sagami province (''Sôshû'') where they were made, and perfected or completed that style.
Most of Masamune's blades bear no inscription. Only four ''[[tanto|tantô]]'' by Masamune are extant which feature markings. These are known as "[[Fudo|Fudô]] Masamune," "[[Daikoku]] Masamune," "Kyôgoku Masamune," and Honsô Masamune.
Though today often referred to as the greatest master of all Japanese master swordsmiths, it was not until the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]] (late 16th century), when [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] made a habit of giving Masamune blades as formal gifts, that he came to be regarded as such.
Masamune is buried at [[Hongaku-ji]], a temple in [[Kamakura]]. In addition to a rounded gravestone over the presumed site of his actual grave, a monument in his honor stands near the entrance to the temple's cemetery.
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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%97 Masamune]." ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten''. Asahi Shimbun Co.
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Japanese'': 正宗 ''(Masamune)''
*''For other people by this name, see [[Date Masamune]], or [[Hirata Masamune]].''
Masamune is among the most famous of Japanese swordsmiths. Originally from [[Sagami province]], he lived in the late [[Kamakura period]] (c. late 13th to early 14th century).
Masamune was the apprentice or student of [[Shintogo Kunimitsu|Shintôgo Kunimitsu]]<!--新藤五国光-->, and is said to have been adopted by [[Yukimitsu]], another of Kunimitsu's students.
Early on, Masamune mimicked the distinctive tempering pattern of Kunimitsu's blades, a style known as Sôshûmono after Sagami province (''Sôshû'') where they were made, and perfected or completed that style.
Most of Masamune's blades bear no inscription. Only four ''[[tanto|tantô]]'' by Masamune are extant which feature markings. These are known as "[[Fudo|Fudô]] Masamune," "[[Daikoku]] Masamune," "Kyôgoku Masamune," and Honsô Masamune.
Though today often referred to as the greatest master of all Japanese master swordsmiths, it was not until the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]] (late 16th century), when [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] made a habit of giving Masamune blades as formal gifts, that he came to be regarded as such.
Masamune is buried at [[Hongaku-ji]], a temple in [[Kamakura]]. In addition to a rounded gravestone over the presumed site of his actual grave, a monument in his honor stands near the entrance to the temple's cemetery.
{{stub}}
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%97 Masamune]." ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten''. Asahi Shimbun Co.
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
