Kantei

Bibliography and credits

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026. What is marked as attribution is stated by a source, often the smith himself, and has not been checked separately; not every source is cited here. At the end, the credit of each image.

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Sources

NBTHK lists and catalogues

  1. NBTHK, results of the 2026 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten)
  2. NBTHK, English catalogue of the 2026 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten)
  3. NBTHK, catalogue of the 2023 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten)

Other sources

  1. Zen Nihon Tōshōkai (全日本刀匠会): members of the Tōkai section and results of the 19th omamori-gatana exhibition (2026)
  2. 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai): KANAWA その先へ継ぐ (sono saki e tsugu), 2026 video, in “Life and forging”

Image credits

  1. Miyata Masatoshi in his workshop, in the 2026 Seki video (seki-2026-retrato.jpg)

    Author: THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai). Rights: © THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai).
  2. Beside the power hammer, with the caption of his biography: born in 1996, entered the craft in 2018 and received his licence in 2023 (seki-2026-rotulo.jpg)

    Author: THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai). Rights: © THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai).
  3. Forging: the red-hot bar on the anvil (seki-2026-forja.jpg)

    Author: THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai). Rights: © THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai).
  4. A freshly forged blade, on 29 September 2026 (x-2026-09-29-hizukuri.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  5. A katana signed 正寿 (Masatoshi), in the Seki video (seki-2026-katana.jpg)

    Author: THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai). Rights: © THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai).
  6. Two habaki for tachi, made by a craftsman, on 1 October 2026 (x-2026-10-01-habaki.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.