NihontoWatchLegendary Owazamono, Buzen ju Kouno Sadamitsu, a single mei is precious. The blade has just been repolished with nugui, the condition of the koshirae is also good, and it is ideal for collection, iai, and shizan. Because it is a tremendously popular item, please forgive us if it is sold out! Modern sword Buzen ju Kouno Sadamitsu saku. This sword is Kouno Sadamitsu of legendary Owazamono. The blade has just been light polish and the Koshirae is good condition. This item is very Popular, so sorry, if this item is sold-out. "Taihai" Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, wide mihaba and standard kasane, torii-sori with chu-kissaki. The nakago is ubu with kesho-yasuri, and the nakago-jiri is ha-agari ken-gyo. "Horimono" Bo-hi with kata-chiri is kaki-nagashi below the habaki. "Jigane" Well-tightened mokume-hada with ji-nie. "Hamon" Gunome-midare, and the boshi is midare-komi returning in komaru. "Tokucho" Buzen ju Kouno Sadamitsu, real name Kouno Hiroshi, born in Showa 25. He forged swords in Saigawa, Miyako-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, but unfortunately passed away over ten years ago. His teacher was the Ningen Kokuho swordsmith Gassan Sadakazu. Among the students of Gassan Sadakazu, he was a swordsmith of high skill and excellent ability, and received the character "Sada" from his teacher, thereafter calling himself "Sadamitsu". The beauty of his jigane construction is beyond reproach, the deki is naturally wonderful, and furthermore, Sadamitsu pursued nihonto that cut well without breaking or bending, and he has a considerable reputation as the foremost among Owazamono masters for sharpness. Due to that fierce sharpness, he is called the "Modern Kotetsu" and is a swordsmith who boasts immense popularity among martial artists. While Sadamitsu was alive, he often produced our company's products, but since he passed away, few people let go of them and they rarely appear on the market. They have also become almost unseen in dealer auctions. Because one was submitted to a dealer auction for the first time in about 2 years, we competed with other companies and finally obtained it; also, this work is a single mei by Kouno Sadamitsu. There are many gassaku-mei by Kouno Kunimitsu and Sadamitsu, but single mei are few and more precious. The blade has just been repolished with nugui and is beautiful. The condition of the koshirae is also good. It is a bit expensive, but for those who have been looking for Kouno Sadamitsu, please do not miss this opportunity. "Koshirae" Habaki: Solid silver single Shonai habaki. Tsuba: Tetsu-ji namako-sukashi with budo brass zogan. Fuchi-kashira: Higo tetsu-ji karakusa kin-zogan. Menuki: Design of Kurikara. Tsuka: Same is dyed black. Tsuka-maki is black cowhide grain leather moro-hineri-maki. Saya: Kuro-ro. "Condition of blade" Togi: Good (just repolished with nugui). Kizu: There are no kizu that would become defects.
Kono Sadamitsu河野貞光
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Buzen · around 1950-2013
2 pieces 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.
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