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.
関の名工、二代小島兼時の作品、2尺4寸4分と長くバランス最高。拵は千段鞘、樋音鋭く、居合に最適の一振り。Modern sword Seki ju Kanetoki koretsukuru.This sword is long and good balance so pwrfecxt for Iaido.【登録 Reggistration Code】昭和52年12月16日 岐阜県第053877号【種別 Category】刀 Katana【長さ Blade length】74.0cm【反り Curvature】1.8cm【目釘穴 a rivet of a sword hilt】1個 One【銘文 Signature and Date】(表) 関住兼時作之(裏)昭和丁巳年仲秋吉日【元幅 Width at the bottom part of blade】31.2mm【先幅 Width at the top]23.4mm【元重 Thickness at the bottom part of blade】7.4mm【先重 Thickness at the top】4.9mm【重量 Weight】刀身 776g 抜身1017gBlade Just 751g With out Saya 992g.【時代 Period】昭和 / Showa period.
Kanetoki兼時
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
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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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