Kantei
A swordsmith with glasses applies the hardening clay to a long blade resting on a stand; caption 土置き (tsuchioki).

Still from the video, © 瀬戸内市 (Setouchi-shi) · © 瀬戸内市 (Setouchi-shi)

Two Takamatsu-no-miya and the mukansa

Prizes

The prizes of the NBTHK competition that can be dated, the rank of mukansa and those of the masters’ exhibitions. Where the sources do not agree, both are given.

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  1. NBTHK
  2. Masters’ exhibitions

NBTHK

YearCompetitionPrizeWorkLevel
1994新作刀展覧会 (Shinsakutō tenrankai), NBTHK優秀賞 (Yūshūshō) and 新人賞 (Shinjinshō), with his first workNot recordedHD
2007新作刀展覧会 (Shinsakutō tenrankai), NBTHK協会会長賞 (Kyōkai Kaichōshō), the president’s prizeNot recordedAT
2015新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK高松宮記念賞 (Takamatsu-no-miya Kinenshō)Tachi of 75.4 cmHD
2017新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK高松宮記念賞 (Takamatsu-no-miya Kinenshō) and the rank of mukansaNot recordedHD
2021, 2024, 2025 and 2026現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten), NBTHKExhibits as mukansa, without judgingTachi, chokutō and tantōHD

Masters’ exhibitions

YearExhibitionPrizeLevel
2019平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten)特別奨励賞 (Tokubetsu Shōreishō), special encouragement prizeAT
2020 or 2022令和の名刀・名工展 (Reiwa no Meitō Meikōten)大賞 (Taishō), grand prize: the Japanese Wikipedia gives 2020; the 2024 exhibition and another source, 2022AT