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.
出ました出ました高橋義宗刀匠の資料的に貴重な刀が出ました。義宗刀匠は人間国宝高橋貞次刀匠の兄で、戦前の第一回名刀展第一位優勝した名匠です。義宗刀匠が早く亡くなった為に弟の高橋貞次刀匠が戦後の第一番目の人間国宝に選ばれました。高橋義宗刀匠は横山祐定刀匠に入門し、その後は幕末の天才刀匠逸見義隆刀匠に師事した昭和の大名工です。本刀は日本の国を自分の命に懸けて守った陸軍将校の為に作られた刀です。元身幅と先身幅の差の有る軍陣刀の刀姿を現し、地金は小板目肌良く詰み無地風の地金を現し、刃紋は匂い出来ののたれ刃を焼いています。義宗刀匠の備前伝は事の外上手であると定評が有りますが本刀は戦争末期に義宗刀匠により作られた為に義宗刀匠でさえも軍陣刀を製作していた事は世に知られておらず資料的にも本刀が有るだけで現在となれば貴重です。軍陣刀拵えも義宗刀匠の刀に一層華を添えています。この度世の中に初めて生で出たためにお手入れをし直しましたが薄錆も有りますので特別に格安にて御提供いたします。是非お楽しみくださいませ。
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As written by the shop
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Osaka · around 1926-1989
1 piece 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.
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¥280,000