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Yuya Nakanishi, who works under the smithing name Masahiro, is a contemporary swordsmith grounded in the Bizen tradition. He pursues refined jigane with the distinctive utsuri of the Bizen style and a

Izumi no Kami Kunisada (first generation) was a master swordsmith representing Settsu Province (present-day Osaka Prefecture) in the early Edo period and achieved the highest technical standards of th

Ko-Bizen Nobufu​sa was a swordsmith who worked in Bizen Province (present-day Okayama Prefecture) during the Late Heian Period and is known as one of the master craftsmen who supported the Ko-Bizen sc

Horikawa Kunihiro (1531–1614) was a master swordsmith who flourished from the Momoyama to early Edo period and holds the most preeminent place in Japanese sword history as founder and pioneer of the N

## One of the Awataguchi Six Brothers—Awataguchi Hissakuni Awataguchi Hissakuni was a swordsmith of the Awataguchi school who worked in Awataguchi, Yamashiro Province, during the Early Kamakura perio

Muramasa refers both to a school of swordsmiths active from the late Muromachi through the early Edo period, based in Kuwana in Ise Province (present-day Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture), and to their swo

Noriifusa was a swordsmith active primarily in Fukuoka, Bizen Province (present-day Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture) during the mid-Kamakura period. He was one of the master smiths representing the Fukuo

## Miyairi Norihiro—A Contemporary Sword Smith Inheriting the Master's Spirit Miyairi Norihiro is a contemporary sword smith who trained under Living National Treasure Sumitani Masamine and carries f

## Historical Context of Ōei Bizen and the Position of Osafune Shigemistu The Ōei era (1394–1427) of the early Muromachi period marked a turning point in the sword-making of the Bizen Osafune school.

## Genealogy of the Satsuma Sword Tradition and Conditions of the Shinshintō Period Sword production in Satsuma Province (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) traces its origins to the medieval Namihira

Rai Kunihisa is a swordsmith of the renowned Rai school of Yamashiro Province (Kyoto), active during the Nanbokucho period (1336–1392). The Rai school, which produced such luminaries as Rai Kuniyuki,

Shinashina Tōkurō Teruhiro was a swordsmith who lived in Yamashiro Province (Kyoto Prefecture) during the early Edo period and was part of the Shinashina school lineage. From the Shinashina school eme