NihontoWatch河野貞光刀匠は昭和二十五年の生まれで、父國光に作刀を学んで国光二代を継ぐも、月山貞一の門を叩いてさらなる研鑽を積んで技量を高め、刀身彫刻をも得意とし、師より貞の文字を授かって貞光と改銘した。父譲りの地鉄鍛えを基礎としており、切れ味に優れていることから、その道の達人にも人気の高い刀工の一人。<br>
NihontoWatchKono Sadamitsu河野貞光
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As written by the shop
Buzen · around 1950-2013
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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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