Long Sword ("Katana")
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Long Sword ("Katana")
Nanbokucho period, 14th century
1口
銘文：切付銘 朝倉篭手切太刀也 天正三年十二月 ; 右幕下御摺上大津伝十郎拝（以下切）
This sword has a bold style but its maker is unknown. It passed through the hands of the warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534—1582) and the Maeda clan, a prominent group of samurai lords."
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