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 山口清房刀匠は昭和七年、盛岡の生まれ。昭和四十一年に隅谷正峯刀匠に師事。昭和四十五年には早くも努力賞を受賞。以降奨励賞、会長賞、毎日新聞社賞など数多の特賞を受賞し、名実ともに現代の一流刀工としての評価を確立した。昭和六十一年に薫山賞を受賞し無鑑査刀匠に認定される。平成五年には岩手県の無形文化財にも指定。師伝の隅谷丁子に映り立つ備前伝や本作のように氏家貞宗に私淑した相州伝など多様な作品に挑戦してい
Offered by Choshuya


Kaga · around 1926-1989
1 piece 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.