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054 正宗抹殺論 Masamune is fiction?

明治時代、正宗の実在が疑われたことがありました。
正宗には在銘品が無く桃山時代以前の文献に名前が出てこないというのがその論拠です

その後研究が進み、京極正宗(御物)、不動正宗(徳川美術館)等の在銘品が確認され
正和5年(1316)に書かれた「正和本(現存するものはその写しですが)」
至徳4年(1387)の「新礼往来」等に名前がみつかり現在は鎌倉後期の刀匠として認知されています。



At Meiji-piriod(end of 19c),there was an argument that Masanune is fiction.
Because there is no signed his J.S.,and There is no book which told his name
before Momoyama-piriod(end of 16c).

But some his signed J.S. was found(Kyougoku-masamune,Fudou-masamune,etc).
Old books which told his name were found(Seiwa-book=14c,Shinnreiourai=14c)

Masamune is acknowledged as one of most famous J.S.master now.

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