龍門派

龍門派是鎌倉後期到南北朝期間在大和國吉野郡龍門莊居住的刀匠們的總稱。也有認為龍門為千手院派分流的說法；龍門一派最有名的刀工是延吉，但是一般他在銘的作品極其少見。龍門莊是個好地方，有歷史典故，有櫻花美景；它是奈良興福寺的領地，內有龍門寺和吉野山口神社，龍門派刀匠是作為這些寺社的隸屬而鍛刀，也有說法說他們為南北朝時南朝武士鍛刀。大反，刀姿優美，地鐵柔練；明確的小互目相交刃文是其特徵。和其他大和傳流派相比稍有不同，十分典雅且富有魅力。


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