NihontoWatchThis is a katana made by Yasuyo. The blade measures 72.1cm and is lightweight, making it suitable for iaido. The blade has a gentle appearance with a moderately sized body width and a slightly deep curve, featuring a fine itame hada and a straight hamon with small nie.
NihontoWatchYasuaki靖要
Offered by Ikeda Art
Tokyo · around 1926-1989
Tōken Taikan top 100%
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.
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