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.
This modern katana by Yoshida Kazunari, likely made around 1938-1939, features a finely forged ko-itame jihada and an elegant gunome hamon. The blade is in excellent, near-fresh polish and comes with a shirasaya and koshirae made around 2021, including Edo-period fuchi-kashira and a Negoro-nuri saya. It is suitable for iaido, tameshigiri, or as a collection piece.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa · nagasa 66.2cm · sori 1.8cm
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.
Three-day cooling-off period from receipt for refund or exchange. Return shipping and transfer fees are customer responsibility. Items showing use or condition changes are non-returnable.
¥200,000
This modern katana by Yoshida Kazunari, likely made around 1938-1939, features a finely forged ko-itame jihada and an elegant gunome hamon. The blade is in excellent, near-fresh polish and comes with a shirasaya and koshirae made around 2021, including Edo-period fuchi-kashira and a Negoro-nuri saya. It is suitable for iaido, tameshigiri, or as a collection piece.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa · nagasa 66.2cm · sori 1.8cm
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.
Three-day cooling-off period from receipt for refund or exchange. Return shipping and transfer fees are customer responsibility. Items showing use or condition changes are non-returnable.
¥200,000
