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 大久保和平(おおくぼ かずひら)刀匠は相州上工を目指した師宮入昭平 (後に行平と改銘・人間国宝) 刀匠の伝法を通じて日本刀の本質美に迫った。相州伝だけでなく備前伝の丁子乱刃にも挑んで一文字を想わせる華やかな太刀を専らとし、新作名刀展では優秀賞、薫山賞、全日本刀匠会理事長賞などを連続受賞し、平成十二年に無鑑査刀匠に認定されている。
Offered by Choshuya

Sagami · 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.