NihontoWatchThis is a katana made by the Mukansa (non-audited) swordsmith Kanekuni. The blade is 71.6cm long and comes with a koshirae for iai practice. The sword is polished and guaranteed to be sharp, suitable for appreciation, iai, and tameshigiri.
NihontoWatchOffered by Ikeda Art
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.
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