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.
小宮国忠刀匠は戦時中に切れ味最上大業物に匹敵すると称賛された国光刀匠の技術を引き継いで評価が高い。刃中には繁く匂い足を配して、刃縁には照度の高い小沸が繊細な働きを見せる。
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Chikugo · around 1989-
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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.
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