NihontoWatchReal name, Hara Hiroshi. Born in Showa 3. Resident of Nishinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture. During the Greater East Asia War, he forged many sharp swords as an army-appointed tosho, winning numerous awards including the Army Gunto Technology Encouragement Association Chairman's Award. He was a master smith who made a name for himself as a high-ranking smith, serving as an honorary master craftsman member of the Kokukoin. His teacher was Hara Kakutaro (Okimitsu the first generation). The taihai is elegant with a moderate sori and funbari, the jigane is mokume-hada with nagare and is slightly hadadachi, and he skillfully tempered a soft-feeling gunome-midare with active ashi within the ha, while the boshi is sugu returning in komaru. Judging from the fact that it has been given a high-grade polish for art appreciation, this is a masterpiece carefully forged as a custom order, with all koshirae work finished to the highest standard. It is said that 140,000 yen was spent just on the production of the engraved silver-base kin-kise niju habaki. Beyond the beauty of the ji and ha, because he is a famous smith renowned for sharp swords, this is a Showa masterpiece that remains highly popular among those who enjoy shizan and batto. It is a sword that one would not be ashamed of as a family heirloom.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
3 on the market
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Shimane · 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.
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¥660,000