Description

This is a kogatana (small knife) made by Hirokuni, a modern smith from Atsugi, Kanagawa prefecture. Hirokuni, whose real name is Hiroki Junichi, was born in Fukuoka prefecture in 1948. He studied under the late Sumitani Masamine, a Living National Treasure, and specializes in Bizen-den style straight-tempered blades. He became a Mukansa swordsmith in 1996.