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 Tachi by the smith Ono Yoshimitsu, certified as Mukansa by the N.B.S.K. The blade measures 80.0cm in length with a 3.2cm curve. It features a Shinogizukuri shape with a Chu-kissaki and a two-part gold and shakudo habaki.
Offered by World Seiyudo







Niigata · Heisei-Reiwa
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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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