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.
本名は藤本光豊、宗勉刀匠(無鑑査)の一門、宗勉刀匠との合作が多い。 居合刀として軽くて切れ味の良い作品を作る。 本作品も居合向として軽めに造られています。
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Chikuzen · around 1989-2019
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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