NihontoWatchThis listing features a katana by the smith Masahira, who is also known as Fujiyasu Masahiro. He was a direct student of the Living National Treasure Miyairi Yukihira and established his forge in Tatsukoyama, Fukushima in 1975. Masahira is known for his Soshu-den style works, having received awards at the Shinsaku Meito Ten, and has contributed significantly to the modern sword world through exhibitions, production of sacred swords for Ise Jingu, and crafting meteoritic iron swords.
NihontoWatchOffered by Choshuya
Fukushima · Showa-Reiwa
24 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.
If, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.