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.
Ginza Choshuya 東京都中央区銀座3-10-4 月–土 9:30–17:30 秀宗刀匠は松原兼吉の子で昭和五年の生まれ。龍平と称し、昭和三十二年に、『関伝鍛法秘伝書』を著した渡辺兼永の門人中田兼秀(陸軍受命刀工)に入門して修業、相州伝の再現に取り組み、新作名刀展などでは連続入選。さらに備前一文字に挑んで逆丁子の華やかな作風をも再現している。
Offered by Choshuya


Gifu · around 1926-1989
6 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.