Sources

Sources

NBTHK: competitions consulted

1. NBTHK, catalogue of the 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten) of fiscal year 2017 (on show from 19 January to 25 March 2018)
2. NBTHK, results of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) of 2019 (『刀剣美術』, Tōken Bijutsu, no. 749)
3. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2020
4. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2021
5. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2022
6. NBTHK, results of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2023
7. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2024
8. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2025
9. NBTHK, results of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2026

Press

1. 和樂 (Waraku) web, interview with Kuromoto Tomoki (10 October 2019)

Image credits

1. The Kyōtango forge. (genshosha-comp01.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

2. One of the company’s three swordsmiths. (genshosha-pro01.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

3. Another of the company’s three swordsmiths. (genshosha-pro02.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

4. The third of the company’s swordsmiths. (genshosha-pro03.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

5. A katana by the company. (genshosha-c-05.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

6. The hardening line of a blade. (genshosha-c-06.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

7. Two blades on display. (genshosha-c-09.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

8. A sword encased in resin, “Aratashi”. (genshosha-a01.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

9. A swordsmith of the company, amid the sparks of the hearth. (genshosha-c-02.jpg)

   Photo: the smith himself.

10. A red-hot piece on the anvil. (genshosha-c-04.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

11. Red-hot steel under the hammer. (genshosha-mv01.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

12. Iron ore. (genshosha-c-01.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

13. Polishing stones. (genshosha-c-07.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

14. The coast of Kyōtango. (genshosha-c-03.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.