Sekimono - Sekimono

Japanese: 関物 - せきもの

A sword made by a swordsmith in Seki, Mino Province (Gifu Prefecture). From the Northern and Southern Courts to the Muromachi period, swords made in Mino flourished second only to Bizen (→ Bizen-mono), and since Seki was the center of the region, Seki-mono has become synonymous with Mino-mono. During the Nanboku-cho period, there was Shizu Kane, one of the "Ten Philosophers of Masamune," and his family, as well as Kanetsugu and Kanetomo, who moved to Naoe, and the Kaneshige family, who were also disciples of Masamune and became the founders of Seki blacksmiths. The Muromachi period was a time of war, and due to changes in fighting methods, uchigatana (Japanese long swords) became popular, and the demand for large quantities of weapons led to mass production of cheaply made swords. Following Bizen-mono (late Bizen-mono), which flourished most during this period, Mino blacksmiths continued to develop as in the previous era, and they reached their peak of prosperity with Magoroku Kanemoto and Kanesada as leaders, and many other swordsmiths with the character "kane" in their names. Their style is excellent for practical use, and their blade patterns are commonly the sharp and interlocking patterns of the Seki style, with Kanemoto's Sanbonsugi, Thunder Clouds, and Kanefusa's Midare being particularly notable. Mino swordsmiths immigrated or traveled to various places, influencing swordsmiths in other countries, and many of the skilled swordsmiths of the Shinto period belonged to the Seki swordsmith lineage.

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Japanese:

美濃国 (岐阜県) ，関の刀工による刀剣。南北朝時代から室町時代における美濃の作刀は，備前 (→備前物 ) に次いで繁栄し，その中心地が関であったので，関物といえば美濃物の代名詞となっている。南北朝時代には「正宗十哲」の一人，志津兼氏とその一族があり，さらに直江に移った兼次，兼友，同じく正宗の門人で関鍛冶の祖となった金重一門がある。室町時代は戦乱の時代で，戦闘方法の変遷などを背景として打刀 (うちがたな) が流行し，多量の武器の需要により粗製乱造になった。この時代に最も繁栄した備前物 (末備前物) に次いで，美濃鍛冶が前代に続きますます発展し，孫六兼元，兼定を巨頭とし，その他「兼」の字を冠する刀工が多数出て隆盛をきわめた。その作風は実用的にすぐれ，刃文は共通して関の尖り互 (ぐ) の目で，なかでも兼元の三本杉，入道雲，兼房の乱 (みだれ) などは著しい特色である。美濃鍛冶は各地に移住あるいは出張して諸国の刀工に影響を与え，また新刀時代の良工には関鍛冶の系統に属するものが少くない。

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