The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
This is a modern tanto made by the Mukansa swordsmith Yoshihito in the osorakutsukuri style. It features a blade length of 27.0cm and a curvature of 0.5cm. The blade is in excellent condition and comes with a shirasaya and koshirae.
NihontoWatchmei · Gendaito · nagasa 27cm · sori 0.5cm
Tokyo · around 1926-1989
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Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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