Kantei

Bibliography and credits

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026, by type. His website and his social media served to check facts, but they are neither cited nor linked; his photos carry the generic credit. The catalogue pages that he reproduces are not published here.

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Sources

NBTHK: catalogues and lists

  1. NBTHK, catalogue of the 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten) exhibition of fiscal year 2017
  2. NBTHK, 2019 results in 『刀剣美術』 (Tōken Bijutsu)
  3. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2020
  4. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2021
  5. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2022
  6. NBTHK, results of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2023, forging section
  7. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2024
  8. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2025
  9. NBTHK, results of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2025
  10. NBTHK, results of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2026
  11. NBTHK, English catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2026
  12. NBTHK, catalogue of 平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), 2019

References

  1. Japanese Wikipedia: 宮入行平 (Miyairi Yukihira)

Image credits

  1. Katō Shinpei forging in Yaita. (forja-yunque.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  2. By the forge. (forja-ante-fuego.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  3. With the hammer over the red-hot piece. (forja-martillo.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  4. Before the lit forge. (forja-sentado.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  5. The jihada (地肌, jihada) of one of his blades. (jihada-1.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  6. Another detail of the jihada. (jihada-2.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  7. 1. The tamahagane (玉鋼, tamahagane). (proceso-tamahagane.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  8. 2. The pieces, flattened, broken and sorted. (proceso-seleccion.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  9. 3. The plates, stacked to be welded. (proceso-apilado.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  10. 4. The block, ready for forging and folding. (proceso-forja-plegado.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  11. 5. The bar, already drawn out into the shape of a blade. (proceso-barra-hoja.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  12. 6. The blade, on the polishing stone. (proceso-hoja-final.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  13. Poster of the video of the katana at the Yūshūkan (video-_GdPiQ2q86I.jpg)

    Still: San SUN sanpo (サンSUN散歩), on YouTube.
  14. Poster of the video of the 2025 tantō (video-JY6QQW4_fPc.jpg)

    Still: 永野照男 (Nagano Teruo), on YouTube.