| Product No. SNT-0107 小刀(銘:盛岡住山口清房作之) | |
|---|---|
| Mei | Kogatana(Mei: Yamaguchi Kiyofusa from Morioka) |
| Material | Tamahagane Iron |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Length |
22.5 cm 8.9 in |
| Motohaba |
1.3 cm 0.5 in |
| Munekasane |
0.3 cm 0.1 in |
| Blade length |
14.6 cm 5.7 in |
Price |
100,000 JPY |
| This contemporary swordsmith, Yamaguchi Kiyofusa, is one of the \r\nMukansa certified swordsmiths. He was born in 1932 in Morioka, \r\nIwate Prefecture. In 1964, he became a disciple of Sumitani \r\nMasamine, a living national treasure. From the 1970s he started to \r\nsubmit his work to contests; \"Shinsaku Meitoten.\" He received high-\r\nranking awards many times and became a Mukansa in 1986. He is \r\nnow 94 years old but still remains enthusiastic for forging. It is a \r\nstunning beautiful Kogatana. |











