NihontoWatchModern sword Matsubara Hidemune tsukuru kore. A work by the master smith of Seki, Matsubara Hidemune. The blade is light in weight, well-balanced, the hi is deep, and it has just been polished. The condition of the koshirae is good, and the tsukamaki is new. It can be used for Iai immediately. The blade is light, well balance and HI is deep also it has been just polish. This sword has Masame-kitae and many kinsuji so Really wonful. The koshirae has good condition and Tsuka-maki is new. So perfect for Iai-do. "Taihai style" Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, mihaba is ordinary, kasane is somewhat thin, torii-zori with chu-kissaki. The nakago is ubu, yasurime are sujikai, and the nakago-jiri is shallow kuri-jiri. "Carving" As for carvings, a bo-hi with kata-chiri is kaki-nagashi below the habaki. "Jigane" Jigane is itame-hada which flows and becomes masame with ji-nie. "Hamon" Hamon is notare-ba, the habuchi is covered in mijin-nie with sunagashi. Inside the ha, kinsuji appear. Boshi is midare-komi returning in komaru. "Detailed" The smith Hidemune, real name Matsubara Ryuhei, was born in Showa 5 and resides in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. He was a pupil of the 13th generation Kawashima Masahide and Nakata Kanehide. He is a member of the All Japan Swordsmith Association and has achieved numerous nyusen at the Shinsaku Meito Ten. This work is a piece where he tempered a notare-ba, which is rare for Hidemune, and it was made for Iai use. The blade is light in weight with good balance, the hi is deep and the hi-nari sound is the best; also, it has just been polished. As for the koshirae, the tsuka has been re-wrapped as new, there are no cracks in the saya and the condition is good; it is an ideal sword for Iai. "Koshirae" Habaki: Solid silver single-layer koshi-yujo. Tsuba: Iron base with a design of high waves. Fuchikashira: Solid silver with a design of phoenixes. Menuki: Solid silver with a design of phoenixes. Kojiri: Solid silver with a design of phoenixes. Tsuka: Same has an oya-tsubu and is dyed black. Tsukamaki is cowhide moro-tsunami-maki (new). Saya: Dark brown ishime. "Condition of blade" Polishing: It has just been polished. Flaws: There are no flaws that would constitute a defect.
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
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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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