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.
This modern tachi, made by Muneyoshi, is a masterpiece copy of a Ko-Bizen Yoshimochi blade, featuring a magnificent midare utsuri. It was formerly owned by Yoshimochi Kiyoshi sensei, the 12th successor of Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu. The accompanying tachi koshirae features fittings made by the Mukansa Tosokinkoshi Koyama Nyozan, adorned with the Yoshimochi family crest.
NihontoWatchmei · Gendaito · nagasa 77.4cm · sori 2.7cm
Chikuzen · around 1989-
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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