NihontoWatchThis listing is for a katana made by Kanekuni, who was born in Gifu Prefecture in 1925. He became an authorized sword smith for the army at 18, and after the war, he resumed sword making in 1972, studying under Kanemoto and later Sukehiro. Kanekuni received special awards at the New Master Swordsmith Exhibition from 1995 onwards and was certified as a Mukansa swordsmith in 2006 at the age of 81. The blade comes with koshirae.
NihontoWatchOffered by Choshuya
Gifu · around 1926-1989
2 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.