NihontoWatchThis is a gendaito katana made by Seishinshi Sadatoshi. It features a rare hiratsukuri (flat) construction and a robust blade suitable for tameshigiri (test cutting). The sword is in good condition with no major flaws and comes with a well-maintained koshirae.
NihontoWatchOffered by Giheiya
Tokushima · around 1926-1989
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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