Gendai smiths working in Yamato-Den

[PNSSHOGUN]

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.

[David Flynn]

Gassan also did/does Yamato.        

[AlexiG]

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....

[mdiddy]

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.

[Itomagoi]

Hi John, 

Katsumura Masakatsu and his father working in Yamato-Den. Both made very nice swords.

[Volker62]

John

 

This order made Hokke Saburo Nobufusa 8.Generation

 

is made as a Tegai Kanenaga utsushi.

 

polished and judged by Kenji Mishina

 

papered by the NBTHK

[Bryce]

G'day Guys,

Gassan Sadakatsu is also famous for his take on Yamato Hosho. Here is an example made in 1940.

Cheers,

Bryce