Important Cultural Property Naginata Inscribed: Nagamitsu Kamakura period, 13th C. A naginata is a type of polearm. Naginata from the Kamakura period are characterized by a blade shape that is not deeply curved. Nagamitsu is a master swordsmith who established the Osafune school, the most prosperous school of swordsmithing in Bizen Province (southeastern Okayama Prefecture). This naginata is in an excellent state of preservation, with a well-forged itame-hada and gorgeous choji (clove-pattern) h

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