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.
Hon-zukuri iori-mune. Ubu-nakago. Ko-itame-hada, mixed with masame. Ji-nie attaches, chikei enters. Hamon is gunome, choji, mixed with togari-ba. Ko-nie-deki, ashi and yo work well. Kinsuji and sunagashi appear, bright and clear. Bo-hi carvings on the omote and ura. Real name is Matsubara Ryuhei. Son of Matsubara Kaneyoshi. Pupil of Kawashima Masahide the 3rd and Nakada Kanehide. In a kuro-ishime-nuri-saya uchigatana-koshirae. (890g)
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As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Gifu · around 1926-1989
6 pieces on the market now
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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
¥480,000