NihontoWatch龍泉貞次(りゅうせんさだつぐ)刀匠は明治三十五年、愛媛県新居浜郡西条大町村の生まれ。月山雲龍子貞一に師事して松山市に独立し、戦後も作刀を続け、昭和三十年に刀匠初の国重要無形文化財保持者に認定された。 表題の刀は村上源司の注文打。源司は明治三十二年愛媛県越智郡関前(せきぜん)村(今治市)の産。五歳で父と死別し、祖父源蔵に育てられた。源蔵は波止浜(はしはま)ので建造した船で小大下島(こおげしま)
NihontoWatchOffered by Choshuya
Ehime · around 1926-1989
3 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.