NihontoWatchThis is a modern katana made by Sadanori of Unshu (Izumo province) in Showa 62 (1987). It features a nagasa of 72.3cm with a small-midare hamon and an itame hada. The koshirae includes a black silk tsukamaki and a black cracked lacquer saya, with a brass tsuba featuring a plum design.
NihontoWatchOffered by Nosyudo
Izumo · around 1989-2019
4 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.