NihontoWatchStock No:SKA-050320Paper(Certificate): NoneCountry(Kuni)/Period(Jidai): Gifu, Heisei 25 Blade length(Cutting edge): 74.3cmCurve(SORI): 1.8cmWidth at the hamachi(Moto-Haba): 3.25cmThickness at the Moto-Kasane: 0.75cmWide at the Kissaki(Saki-Haba): 2.5cmThickness at the Saki-Kasane: 0.6cmLength of Koshirae: About 107cmSword tang(Nakago): Unaltered, Sujikai file patternRivet Holes(Mekugiana): 1Weight including handle: 949gRegistration Card: Gifu 【Additional Information】 Noshu Ju Kanetoki is a swordsmith from Nagazumi-cho, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, and belongs to the Zenjo Kaneyoshi lineage since the Edo period. The lineage consists of the first generation Kanemichi, the second generation Kanemichi (who changed his name to Kanetoki), the third generation Kanemichi, and the fourth generation Kanetoki, representing a prestigious family of Seki swordsmiths. Succeeding the will of his ancestors, he strives for the tradition of the Mino-den and conveys those techniques to the present day. This work has a nagasa of 2 shaku 4 sun 5 bu. The moto-haba and kasane are solid, and the sori is appropriate. It is a sword with a beautiful style that leaves nothing to be desired. The jigane is a strongly clear and bright steel with itame hada that has a flowing tendency and jinie. The hamon is gunome mixed with pointed ha. The nioikuchi is bright with plenty of konie, showing an excellent finish. The boshi continues as midare and returns to komaru. A dignified mei is carved into the nakago. This sword, with both its ji and ha being clear and showing excellent workmanship, is a truly well-formed and magnificent sword by the Seki master Kanetoki. The weight is also very appropriate at 949 grams excluding the saya, with good balance in the hand, allowing it to be enjoyed both for art appreciation and as a sword for martial arts use in iai.
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
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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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