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.
山口清房刀匠は現代の名工。昭和7年(1932)生れ。岩手県盛岡住。昭和39年(1964)人間国宝の隅谷正峯に入門、昭和44年(1969)作刀承認を受ける。昭和45年(1970)新作名刀展初出品し、特賞受賞を重ね昭和61年(1986)無鑑査認定。平成5年(1993)岩手県無形文化財(日本刀製作技術)に認定。本作は山口刀匠82歳円熟期作。破綻のない逆丁子乱れ刃文に潤いある小糠肌。地鉄には逆丁子から立ち昇る映りをみる。今なお作刀に情熱を抱いているご本人ではあるが、現在92歳の高齢になり手放すことを決め直接本人より譲渡を受けた思い入れのある裸焼(土置きしない)短刀の傑作。
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Kaga · around 1926-1989
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.
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