Kubo Yoshihiro
久保善博 (Kubo Yoshihiro)
A Bizen-den smith born in 1965, with his forge in Shōbara (Hiroshima); mukansa since 2017 and holder of an intangible cultural property of Hiroshima prefecture.
Profile
Kubo Yoshihiro was born in 1965 and trained in the Yoshihara forge in Katsushika, Tokyo. He has his forge in Shōbara, in Hiroshima prefecture, which has recognised him as holder of an intangible cultural property. The NBTHK made him mukansa in 2017. He works in the Bizen manner and is also active in research on the Japanese sword.
Monograph
Kubo Yoshihiro (久保善博)
A swordsmith of the Kamakura Bizen-den who researches utsuri and furnace iron, mukansa since 2017, told with the level of evidence of each fact.
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Notable works
- Copy of the Daihannya Nagamitsu from 2021, donated to the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum.
Rankings
- Mukansa since 2017