NihontoWatchTokucho: Kanetsugu (Akamatsu Taro), whose real name is Kimura Kanesada, was born in 1951 (Showa 26) in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture. He studied under his father, Kaneshige, starting in 1971 (Showa 46). He obtained approval as a tosho in 1976 (Showa 51). This work is a piece that was completed after the katana was forged in May of Reiwa 8, followed by the work of the togi, shirasaya, and habaki.
NihontoWatchAkamatsu Taro Kanetsugu赤松太郎兼嗣
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Higo (Yatsushiro) · Heisei-Reiwa
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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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