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.
大小一腰 太刀 銘 仁勇信濃國住宮入清平作 昭和五十四年八月吉日 脇差 銘 仁勇宮入清平作 昭和五十五年八月日 <audio controls preload="auto"> <source src="clocktowerbell.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> </audio> Tachi: Signed. JinYu Shinano no kuni ju Miyairi KIYOHIRA saku Wakizashi: Signed.JinYu Miyairi KIYOHIRA saku Moto-haba (Width at Ha-machi) : Approx.3.41cm
Kiyohira清平
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Nagano · around 1926-1989
Tōken Taikan top 60%
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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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