Ōhashi Yūshi

大橋悠史 (Ōhashi Yūshi)

A swordsmith from the city of Tottori who specialises in pictorial hamon.

A man in glasses, a black face mask and a blue headscarf with lettering holds up a blade beside a window.
Photo: the smith himself

Profile

Ōhashi Yūshi (大橋悠史) is a swordsmith from the city of Tottori. He specialises in pictorial hamon, such as the kikusui-ba (菊水刃), with chrysanthemums floating on water, and others of cherry blossoms or cat paw prints. Until March 2022 he was the resident smith of the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum, the Bizen Osafune Tōken Hakubutsukan (備前長船刀剣博物館).

Monograph

Ōhashi Yūshi (大橋悠史) Who he is, in a quick profile and a summary, with the level of evidence of each fact. Read the monograph

See them in the catalogue

Back to the smiths

Quick read