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Gendai smiths working in Yamato-Den


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Is anyone aware of wartime smiths making swords in the Yamato tradition? The only smith I have seen specifically mentioned is Hokke Saburo Nobufusa. We certainly see many Bizen, Soshu and Mino Gendaito but I can think of only a few over the years clearly in strict Yamato-Den.

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Yasutsugu (肥前国住保次) from Saga prefecture made some yamato style blades (at least masame hada, not sure about high shinogi but will know more when I get it in hand). According to Mr. Tsuruta from AoiArt, he was born in 1910 so might have been active during the war but from what I have found, he got his license in Showa 44 (~1970) and all the swords I have seen with that signature are signed early to mid 1970's. Picture from AoiArt of a sword I bought is below.

 

Would love to add a Hokke Saburo Nobufusa to my collection. I have been bitten but the masame hada bug....

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I once had a Nagamitsu that was done in Yamato-den with running masame hada and hataraki like uchinoke, nijuba, etc. I'll see if I can find pictures.

 

Below are pics of a sword by Masauji that I had that featured a prominent type of masame hada that blended with itame hada, though the workmanship threaded the needle between Yamato-den and Soshu-den.

 

Most of the time I have observed masame hada in a gendaito, the workmanship was an attempt at Soshu-den.

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