Keiun Naohiro

慶雲直弘 (Keiun Naohiro)

The fifth Naohiro, a smith with a forge in Honjō, in Saitama prefecture, since 1989.

A man with a white cloth on his head, seated in front of the fire of a hearth.
Photo: Saitama prefecture · © Saitama Prefecture

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Keiun Naohiro (慶雲直弘) is the fifth smith to bear the name Naohiro. In August 1989 he moved his forge from Tokorozawa to Honjō, in Saitama prefecture, where he works tamahagane in the district of Kodaira.

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Keiun Naohiro (慶雲直弘) Who he is, in a quick profile, and how to read the levels of evidence. Read the monograph

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