Modern reproductions of jokoto/ancient nihonto such as chokuto, tsurugi etc?

[Ced]

Just curious but has anyone ever seen examples of these?? I've seen like 3 modern repro tsurugi in my lifetime (in a youtube video, not in person) and they were made as offerings to a shrine. That's about it. I've never seen any other modern recreations of jokoto or their mountings. I wonder what these ancient swords would look like when made to modern standards with modern craftsmanship...

[Ray Singer]

You do see modern utushimono by gendai smiths occasionally, including as submissions in the annual contests. A friend has a very nice example (attached) and I am including another by Yoshindo Yoshihara. 

 

[Ced]

On 8/23/2022 at 7:34 PM, Ray Singer said:

You do see modern utushimono by gendai smiths occasionally, including as submissions in the annual contests. A friend has a very nice example (attached) and I am including another by Yoshindo Yoshihara. 

 

Wow, both have a double fuller  

Very cool indeed, thanks for the pics.

Most people here don't seem to have much interest in jokoto though, so that's sad. 

[ChrisW]

I don't think its a lack of interest in such blades, its more the inaccessibility and/or cost of such things. Any time an antique one comes up, they're almost always either deemed a national treasure (as they should be) or are in the hands of a very high-end native Japanese collector. Modern-made ones don't tend to come up often either. Ray obviously knows way more about how often one could come across them on the market, but I suspect sites like Aoi occasionally get them.