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.
Modern sword Hidemune saku with Aikuchi Koshirae.関の名工、松原秀宗刀匠のおそらく造りの短刀です。合口拵は新品のような状態です。居合、試斬や弓道の前差に最適です。This is an Osoraku-tsukuri Tanto by Hidemune Matsubara, a master swordsmith in Seki, Japan.Aikuchi-koshirae is in like-new condition and is ideal for Iaido, Shizando and Kyudo Maesashi.【登録 Reggistration Code】平成5年4月26日 岐阜県第67995号【種別 Category】短刀 Tanto【長さ Blade length】28.0cm【反り Curvature】0.2cm【目釘穴 a rivet of a sword hilt】1個 One【銘文 Signature and Date】(表)弘宗作(裏)平成五年春【元幅 Width at the bottom part of blade】30.6mm【先幅 Width at the top]22.0mm【元重 Thickness at the bottom part of blade】6.4mm【先重 Thickness at the top】4.6mm【重量 Weight】刀身267gBlade Just 267g.【時代 Period】平成 / Heisei period.
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
6 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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