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 is a hira-zukuri tanto made by Tadatsugu of Hizen province in 1977. It features a mokume hada with ko-itame, a suguha hamon with bright nioi-guchi and fine sunagashi, and a ko-maru boshi. The tang is ubu with a sujikai file pattern and a carefully carved mei, and it comes with a gold-plated double habaki and shirasaya.
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Hizen · 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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a hira-zukuri tanto made by Tadatsugu of Hizen province in 1977. It features a mokume hada with ko-itame, a suguha hamon with bright nioi-guchi and fine sunagashi, and a ko-maru boshi. The tang is ubu with a sujikai file pattern and a carefully carved mei, and it comes with a gold-plated double habaki and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchHizen · 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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
