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.
岡山県に鍛刀場を構える 横井彰光(アキミツ)刀匠 の 蕨手刀子(わらびてとうす) です。 茎の形状より名付けられた蕨手、奈良時代から 平安時代のものと見られる 刀子一振りが、重要文化財に 指定されており、本刀子は それを範にとりました。 この刀子は、自家精鋼製の鉄を用いており、カネが強く、細かに詰み、地沸も微塵に散らします。 柄には 籐巻き を施し、刀身部分に 白鞘を附けましたので、取り扱いも容易です。 刀匠の研究心と技量が生んだ刀子、小品ながら 魅力に溢れる優品です。
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Okayama · around 1989-2026
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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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