NihontoWatch[Shinsakuto] Higo no Kuni Ju Akamatsu Taro Kanehiro Saku / Reiwa 7nen Sangatsu Kichijitsu Akamatsu Taro Kanehiro tosho (real name: Kimura Kaoru) resides in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Born in Showa 36 (1961). He began making swords in Showa 56 under his father, the tosho Kaneshige, who was a swordsmith of O-wazamono Sekiwake rank during the war. He specializes in Kiyomaro-utsushi and has won numerous awards at Shinsakuto exhibitions. The Kimura family is a lineage that draws from the retained smiths of the Sagara family of the Hitoyoshi Domain; he is the third son of three tosho brothers, with older brothers being the tosho Kanetsugu and the tosho Kaneteru. This single sword was commissioned in Reiwa 7 (2025) as a shinsakuto for Iai use, and our company arranged the hi-bori and koshirae production. The toshin is well-balanced with good sound, and the kanagu are all coordinated with new items. It has been finished into a piece that we can recommend with confidence. Selling Price (Tax included) ¥690,000 Stock Status: Available for order Available for order Quantity Nagasa 65.2cm (2 shaku 1 sun 5 bu) Sori 1.6cm (5 bu) Mekugi-ana 1 Moto-haba 31.4mm Moto-kasane 7.0mm Saki-haba 21.8mm Saki-kasane 4.5mm Keitai Shinogi-zukuri Iori-mune Jitetsu Itame Hamon Choji Boshi Midare-komi kaeru Nakago Ubu Chokoku Hi-ari Jidai Gendai (Reiwa 7, 2025) Kuni Kumamoto Prefecture Gaiso Shoken azuki tsaito-maki / Cha-hakume (tate) saya Tsuba Momiji (gin-furubi plating) Fuchi-kanagu Gin Kyo-momiji Menuki Gin Momiji Weight when removed from saya 750g Tsuka length 7 sun 8 bu If you wish to know details other than the above, please feel free to use the Inquiry Form referencing the inquiry number "B43058407". The listed products are also on display in the shop. Please forgive us in the event they are sold out.
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Higo (Yatsushiro) · Heisei-Reiwa
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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.