Ko-Uda or Kouda school?

[markturner]

Hi, try as I might, I cannot find any information about this school, which my latest blade is attributed to. Please can anyone help or give me some pointers? If it helps, here is the text of the description sent with the sword:

 

"Special feature : The founder of Uda school started from Kamakura period by Konyudo Kunimitsu.

His students Kunifusa,Kunimune were working at Nanbokucyo period and this school kontinued Muromachi period and Edo period.

The swords which were made Kamamura to Nanbokucyo period is called Kouda school and Muromachi period is called jest Uda school.

This school Uda has special feature of blackish jigane and Hadatachi(zanguri) jigane.

This school was influenced by Yamato school and sosyu school."

 

I was going to add this question as a postscript to the pictures in the Aoi art thread I recently started, but figured it may get overlooked, so hence the new thread, apologies for bombarding you with threads and questions!!

 

Thanks in advance, Mark

[Jean]

http://www.sho-shin.com/hoku14.htm

[eternal_newbie]

"Ko-Uda" means "early Uda", so most (good) references with information about the Uda school - such as the one posted by Jean - would include some details on the early period of the school's lifespan.

 

Another example: http://www.nihonto.com/abtartudaschool.html

 

Edit: I believe in this case, "early/Ko Uda" refers to the Uda school in the Kamakura and Nanbokucho eras (pre-1394 AD). Past that point it is just referred to as Uda.

[markturner]

That's perfect, thanks to you both for the quick reply and the fantastic links, if you are interested, I will post a picture of the Tokubetsu hozon papers, which those of you who speak Japanese may be able to get some more information from. My sword is attributed to 1360, so that would fit date wise.

 

Best regards, Mark

[DaveM4P99]

  markturner said:

That's perfect, thanks to you both for the quick reply and the fantastic links, if you are interested, I will post a picture of the Tokubetsu hozon papers, which those of you who speak Japanese may be able to get some more information from. My sword is attributed to 1360, so that would fit date wise.

 

Best regards, Mark

 

Wow that is an old blade, no? I'd love to see pictures.

[markturner]

Dave, the pictures of the blade and fittings are at the end of the "Aoi art" thread in this section, cheers, Mark