NihontoWatchHon-zukuri, iori-mune. Ubu-nakago. Ko-itame-hada mixed with moku, tightly packed. Fine ji-nie with delicate chikei. Hamon is a wide suguha style with ko-choji and ashi, very bright and clear. Real name is Nigara Hiroshi. Former Army commissioned swordsmith. Recipient of the Minister of the Army Award. Ancestors were the official smiths of the Tsugaru clan. Student of Horii Toshihide and Kurihara Hikosaburo. Mukansa swordsmith. With kuro-ro-nuri-saya uchigatana-koshirae.
NihontoWatchOffered by Token-Net
3 on the market
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Aomori · around 1926-1989
3 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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
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