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.
This is a katana made by Kanemune from Gifu. It features a hon-zukuri iori-mune construction with an ubu-nakago. The jihada is ko-itame mixed with masame, with ji-nie and shiro-utsuri. The hamon is togari-gunome-midare with kinsuji and sunagashi, appearing bright and clear. There are bo-hi carvings on both sides. The smith's real name was Koichi Fukumoto, a Rikugun Jumei Tosho. It comes with a red ishime-nuri saya uchigatana koshirae.
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Mino · around 1926-1989
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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
This is a katana made by Kanemune from Gifu. It features a hon-zukuri iori-mune construction with an ubu-nakago. The jihada is ko-itame mixed with masame, with ji-nie and shiro-utsuri. The hamon is togari-gunome-midare with kinsuji and sunagashi, appearing bright and clear. There are bo-hi carvings on both sides. The smith's real name was Koichi Fukumoto, a Rikugun Jumei Tosho. It comes with a red ishime-nuri saya uchigatana koshirae.
NihontoWatchMino · around 1926-1989
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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
