NihontoWatchThis katana is signed by Sadanori, a smith from Shimane province, and was made in the Heisei era (1995). It features a blade length of 71.4cm with a sori of 1.8cm and has a single bohi engraving on each side. The sword comes with koshirae and weighs 823g including the handle.
NihontoWatchOffered by World Seiyudo
Izumo · around 1989-2019
4 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.
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