NihontoWatchThe real name of the 24th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa tosho was Kato Takao. Born in Taisho 11, residing in Sakaemachi, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. A monjin of his father, the 23rd generation Fujiwara Kanefusa tosho. Recipient of numerous awards including the Kunzan-sho, Yushu-sho, and Doryoku-sho. In Heisei 7 at the age of seventy-three, he was designated a Gifu Prefecture Juyo Mukei Bunkazai Hojisha. A tosho dedicated to research, he studied old iron and sakuto techniques while passing these skills to the next generation; they have been inherited by his son, the 25th generation Kanefusa, Kato Katsuo, and further by his grandson, the 26th generation Kanefusa, Kato Masafumi. The 25th generation Kanefusa, Kato Katsuo, opened a Nihonto Tanren Dojo in 1984 (Showa 59) and succeeded to the name of the 25th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa. The real name of the 25th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa tosho is Kato Katsuo. January 7, 1957: Born in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture as the second son of the 24th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa. 1975: Entered the mon of Ningen Kokuho tosho Gassan Sadakazu. 1982: Accompanied and participated with Master Gassan at the "Ningen Kokuho Exhibition" at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 1983: Studied under his father, the 24th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa. 1984 (Showa 59): Opened a Nihonto Tanren Dojo and succeeded to the name of the 25th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa. From 2004: Introduces Nihonto every year in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia. October 2004: Performed Nihonto tanren demonstrations in Cologne and Munich, Germany. November: Performed a three-generation father-and-son hono tanren at Yasukuni Jinja, and later dedicated a wakizashi. 2005: Created a mamori-tanto for the Imperial Family and dedicated it to Meiji Jingu and Atsuta Jingu. 2007-8: Delivered a total of 7 swords to King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Gives many lectures and public tanren demonstrations at schools, government offices, corporations, etc. Served as former Managing Director of the All Japan Tosho-kai, former Auditor of the Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Sansho-kai, former Vice Chairman of the Sekiden Gijutsu Hozon-kai, and former Chairman of the Sekiden Tosho-kai. <Award History> Numerous awards including 1 Kunzan-sho, 2 Yushu-sho, 8 Doryoku-sho, and 8 Nyusen. *Mino-den Nihonto Tanren Giho Hojisha Noshu Ju Kanenobu tosho (Niwa Shuji, father of Seigo) Tanba Kanenobu tosho (Niwa Seigo, son of Shuji) Tanba Kanenobu tosho (monjin of Zenjo Kaneyoshi) Kamei Shohei tosho (monjin of Kanenobu) Zenjo Kaneyoshi tosho 24th generation Fujiwara Kanefusa tosho *Please refer. http://kanefusa.web.fc2.com/index.html *Please refer. http://kanefusa.web.fc2.com/index.html
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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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