. The Archaeological journal. JAPANESE SWORD BLADES. 11 Goro Nyudo Masamune of Sosliii, wlio flourished atthe end of the thirteenth and heginnin^of the fourteenthcentury, though placed second in order of merit by someof the Japanese experts, was the most famous of tliemall. He had eleven pupils, to whom no doubt, as theirjjrogress and skill deserved it, he imparted liis secretsand experience. His favourite pupil was Samonji, whowas to have become his adopted son, and to have marriedhis daughter, an only child. Samonji appears to havebeen of an inquisitive nature, for one day, whenMasamune was
. The Archaeological journal. JAPANESE SWORD BLADES. 11 Goro Nyudo Masamune of Sosliii, wlio flourished atthe end of the thirteenth and heginnin^of the fourteenthcentury, though placed second in order of merit by someof the Japanese experts, was the most famous of tliemall. He had eleven pupils, to whom no doubt, as theirjjrogress and skill deserved it, he imparted liis secretsand experience. His favourite pupil was Samonji, whowas to have become his adopted son, and to have marriedhis daughter, an only child. Samonji appears to havebeen of an inquisitive nature, for one day, whenMasamune was tempering a sword, Samonji stealthilyput his hand into the water to ascertain its was detected by Masamune, who immediately struckoff the offending hand with the sword. Samonji, ofcourse, fell into hopeless disgrace, and died at the earlyage of thirty, his place being taken by Sadamune, whobecame Masamunes adopted son, and married thedaughter. This interesting wedding took place in thethird year of Gciid, or 13
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