2009年2月8日星期日

GENDAI SWORDSMITHS PAPERED BY THE NBTHK OR NTHK

One aid in determining whether or not a blade is made in traditional manner, i.e. is a true gendaito, is the issuance of origami (papers) by either the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kai (NBTHK) or the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (NTHK). While all gendai smiths have not received origami, one can be assured that the blades by "papered" smiths are true gendaito. Most Yasukuni Shrine swords have received origami from either the NTHK or the NBTHK and are classed as gendaito. The same is true for the blades of the Gassan School.
Awa Kuni Akifusa
Kurihara Akihide
Miyairi Akihira
Chounsai Emura(aka: Emura, E )
Enshin
Hori Hideaki
Ichiryushi(aka: Ichihara Nagamitsu )
Shibata Ka
23rd Gen. Fujiwara Kanefusa
Noshu Seki ju Kanekuni
Zenjo Kanekuni
Kojima Kanemichi ( Gifu )
Hizen Motomura Kanemoto
Mino Kuni Seki ju ninWatanabe Kanenaga
Noshu ju Tanba Kanenobu
Miyamoto Kanenori
Seki ju Kanematsu Kanetatsu
Noshu Kanetoshi(aka: Murayama Kinoichi )(Ichimonji Murayama Kanetoshi)
Noshu Seki ju Fujii Kaneuji
Seki Yoshida Kaneuji
Kaneyoshi (Kosaka Kinbei)
Hoki Ju Kanetani Katsumasa
Osamura Kiyonobu(aka: Nagamura Kiyonobu)
Bungo Iiitano (?) ju Kunihide
Yoshihara Kuniie
Yoshihara Kuninobu
Minatogawa Masaaki
Hizen kuni Ikari Masaharu
Aizu ju Sekimuto Masahiro
Amatsu Masakiyo
Minatogawa Masakiyo
Sumitani Masamine
Masanori ( Osaka )
Hizen kuni Masatsugu
Echizen Kuni Mitsuoki
Endo Mitsuoki
Munetoshi
Ichihara Nagamitsu(aka: Ichiryushi)
Kuruma ju Nagamitsu
Seishinshi Nagatoshi
Hokke Saburo Nobufusa
Takayashi Nobuhide
Chikushu Nobumitsu
Sa Nobumitsu
Moritsugu Norisada
Tsukamoto Okimasa
Gassan Sadakatsu
Gassan Sadakazu
Imai Sadashige
Takahashi Sadatsugu
Amada Sadayoshi
Iyo Matsuyama ju Seiken
Ikkansai Shigemasa
Kasama Shigetsugu(aka: Kasama Ikkansai Shigetsugu)
Fujita Tadamitsu
Nakao Tadatsugu
Kawashima Tadayoshi
Ishido Teruhide
Horii Toshihide
Toshihide
Miyaguchi Toshihiro(aka: Yasuhiro, Kunimori )
Tsukagoshi Tsugunobu
Bizen Kuni Osafune ju Fujiwara Toshimitsu
Kato Tsunahide
Sagami no Kuni ju Yasuaki
Miyaguchi Yasuhiro(aka: Miyaguchi Toshihiro)
Ikeda Yasumitsu
Yasunobu
Kajiyama Yasunori
Kotani Yasunori
Shimazuki Yasuoki
Yasushige ( Abe Shigeo )
Musashi no Kuni Yakuwa Yasutake
Kajiyama Yasutoshi
Yasuyoshi
Minamoto Yoshichika
Takahashi Yoshimune
Chikugo Naumoto Yukihira
Chikugo No Ju Muto Yukihiro
The above listing of origami is very incomplete. It has been compiled from individuals having direct knowledge or references of papered smiths. Many thanks to all those individuals who have contributed information on gendai swordsmiths. This is an area of Japanese sword study that is still very much on-going with new information surfacing frequently.
NOTE: Origami are issued for specific blades not to the sword smith. Many sword smiths made both traditional and non-traditional blades during the WW II period. Just because one blade by a specific smith has received origami does not mean that all blades by that smith are traditionally made. Also, there may be several smiths using the same name during this period. Each blade must be judged on its own merits and not simply by the signature of the swordsmith.
CAUTION ! Gimei blades (blades with false or fake signatures) of gendai swordsmiths have been reported. With the increase in interest and hence prices of gendaito in recent years there are sure to be unscrupulous people trying to cash in by faking gendaito. While this is not yet a wide spread problem, collectors should be aware of the possibility.

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