Andō Hiroyasu
安藤広康 (Andō Hiroyasu)
A smith from Okayama prefecture, born in 1979 and a pupil of Andō Hirokiyo; he forges in public at the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum.
Profile
Andō Hiroyasu (安藤広康) was born in 1979 and lives in Okayama prefecture. In 1998 he became an apprentice of Andō Hirokiyo (安藤広清), in 2003 he received from the Agency for Cultural Affairs the licence to forge (sakutō shōnin), and since 2004 he has worked in public view at the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum.
He signs Bishū-jū Osafune Hiroyasu saku (備州住長舩広康作). At the NBTHK Exhibition of Contemporary Sword Craftsmen (Gendai Tōshoku-ten) he showed a 77.8 cm tachi and a 29.2 cm tantō in 2024, and in 2019 he received a prize of excellence for a 25.2 cm tantō.
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Andō Hiroyasu (安藤広康)
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