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.
鹿児島県さつま町 本名藤田盛篤。盛篤刀匠は昭和九年の生まれ。厳父に師事すると思に金剛兵衛盛高にも作刀を学ぶ。独創性を求めて、鍛冶場近くを流れる川内川の砂鉄を以て自家製鋼し、独自の作風を摸索しながら着実にその歩みを進める現代の匠である。
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Satsuma · 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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