NihontoWatchThe real name of the swordsmith Muneshige is Kojo Shigeaki, born in Showa 7. He has received numerous awards, including being selected for exhibitions. His teacher was the swordsmith Munehiro, who was the father of the swordsmith Tsutomu. He has a relationship of fellow disciples with the swordsmith Tsutomu, and they create swords at the same Mune Tanrenjo. Like the swordsmith Tsutomu, his work has a reputation for sharpness as a modern wazamono that cuts well, and he is also famous as the maker of the master sword "Sasanotsuyu". *Sasanotsuyu From the late Muromachi period, it became practice to engrave the nakago to indicate the excellence of a sword's sharpness, and those where the cutting ability is engraved on the nakago are called saudanmei. Additionally, there are cases where the specific cutting ability is not shown, but the sharpness is engraved by likening it to phenomena in the world, and these gomei became widely known as common names for the swords. The name Sasanotsuyu also likens a sharp cutting edge—where the opponent is cut down without a moment's delay once the sword is drawn from the saya—to the way dew on a bamboo leaf falls immediately when brushed. Swords given this name include the Magoroku Kanemoto with the possession mei of Makishima Kenmotsu, as well as the Go Yoshihiro worn by Hatta Bungo no Kami, a retainer of Ikeda Terumasa, and in the Shinto period, the wakizashi by Hata Mitsuyo possessed by Yagyu Renyasai is known.
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Chikuzen · around 1989-2019
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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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