NihontoWatchThis wakizashi was made by Ohno Yoshimitsu in Heisei 3 (1991), a modern smith designated as an 'Unlicensed Swordsmith' (Mukansa Tosho). It is a masterpiece modeled after Oei Bizen smiths Morimitsu and Yasumitsu, featuring a vibrant chōji hamon with a bright nioiguchi. The blade comes with a shirasaya but no koshirae.
NihontoWatchOffered by Wakeidou
Niigata · Heisei-Reiwa
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.
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