Modern Japan made the sword an exile, then an artwork: the 1876 Haitōrei ended sword wearing, the postwar ban nearly ended the craft, and the revival built on the NBTHK’s founding in 1948 remade it as a licensed art.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is a gendaito katana made by Yoshimitsu with a blade length of 71.0cm. It is described as being in sound condition and suitable for appreciation, iaido, and tameshigiri. The sword is currently sold out.
NihontoWatchOffered by Ikeda Art
Niigata · Heisei-Reiwa
1 piece on the market now
The modern era (1868 to today)
Modern Japan made the sword an exile, then an artwork: the 1876 Haitōrei ended sword wearing, the postwar ban nearly ended the craft, and the revival built on the NBTHK’s founding in 1948 remade it as a licensed art.
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