Number hits - Number hits

…However, as trade with Ming China became more active as a shogunate policy, a great number of Japanese swords were exported as trade goods, and new swords were used for these. Another reason was that the Onin War in the middle of the period spread throughout the country, and the Sengoku period continued for the next 100 years, which also required a large number of swords, and average products, that is, swords with a few strikes, were made, so from the middle of this period onwards, it was an unlucky time in the history of swords. However, there are many masterpieces that were made by swordsmiths who had them made with special care by their owners, that is, made to order. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "kazuuchimono" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかしながら幕府の政策として対明貿易が盛んになるにつれて，貿易品としておびただしい数の日本刀が輸出されることになり，それには新作刀があてられた。今一つは中期の応仁の乱が全国に波及し，以後100年間は戦国の時代が続いたことで，これまた多数の刀剣を必要とし，並製品すなわち数打物が作られたので，この時代の中期以降は刀剣の歴史の上からはかんばしからぬ時代であった。ただ持主が刀工にとくに注文して作らせた入念の作，すなわち注文打ちには傑作も少なくない。…

※「数打物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報