NihontoWatchAkamatsu Taro Kaneyuki (real name: Kimura Yasuhiro) is a swordsmith residing in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Born in Showa 56 (1981). He entered an apprenticeship under his father, the swordsmith Kanetsugu, and is currently producing swords. The Kimura family is of a lineage that draws from the retained smiths of the Sagara family of the Hitoyoshi Domain. In addition to his father, the swordsmith Kanetsugu, the swordsmiths Kanehiro and Kaneteru are his uncles, and the swordsmith Kanemitsu is his older brother. This sword was commissioned as a new production for Iai use in Reiwa 7 (2025), and our company arranged the hi-bori and koshirae production. The blade is well-balanced with a good sound, and the fittings are all newly matched. It has been finished into a piece that we can recommend with confidence.
NihontoWatchAkamatsu Taro Kaneyuki赤松太郎兼幸
Offered by Nosyudo
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Higo · around 2005-
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.
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.
¥690,000