Kantei

Before the NBTHK

Prizes

He died in 1943: the NBTHK was founded in 1948 and its competition for new swords in 1965, so his record is that of his own time.

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  1. Prizes and recognition

Prizes and recognition

YearCompetitionPrizeWork
No yearRanking of swordsmiths by 栗原昭秀 (Kurihara Akihide)Saijō-saku (最上作, saijō-saku), the highest grade, with eleven other swordsmiths—
1934City of OsakaPrize for his craftsmanship—