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.
本造り庵棟 うぶ茎 小板目肌、柾交じりよく詰む。地沸つき、細かな地景顕われ、淡く白気映り立つ。刃紋は中直刃、浅く湾れて小乱れ交じる。匂い口ややフックラと小沸つく。刃縁ほつれ、喰い違い刃かかり、僅かに葉働く。金筋、砂流しかかり、やや沈み心に冴る。表裏に棒樋の彫刻。本名は小島郁夫。父小島兼時門。入賞多数。黒呂塗鞘打刀拵入り。(735g)
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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.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.