NihontoWatch宗勉刀匠は、昭和2年生。銘を筑州山王住宗勉作、筑州住宗勉作などと銘を切り相州伝を得意とします。数々の受賞を果たした無鑑査刀匠です。平成27年に88歳で他界されるまで、数多くの名品を残した現代刀剣界の巨匠です。 本作は、刃長が二尺三寸九分半で身幅重ね共に確り鎬筋凛とし、適度に反りが利いた上品な姿を呈した美しい御刀です。 地鉄は、板目肌鍛えです。 刃文は、大きく乱れた互の目で、匂口もっとも明るく冴え、小沸がつくものです。刃中には足、砂流しが働き上々な出来映えです。帽子はそのまま大きく乱れこんで先尖り子丸へと返ります。茎の銘ぶりも名人らしく立派です。御家の守刀にも相応しいと思う御奨めの御刀です。金着二重はばき。白鞘入り。保存刀剣鑑定書。
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Fukuoka · around 1926-1989
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.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).