NihontoWatchThis is a modern katana by Motomura Yasunori, a prominent smith of the Hizen tradition, made in the style of Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi. It features a finely compacted mokume-hada and a suguha-like gunome hamon. The sword comes with a striking koshirae, featuring a unique saya with polished samegawa through a black lacquer finish, and matching fuchi-kashira and tsuba.
NihontoWatchOffered by Giheiya
Saga · 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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