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Smith of Tottori · figurative hamon

Ōhashi Yūshi (大橋悠史)

A smith from Tottori, trained under Kubo Yoshihiro and resident smith of the Bizen Osafune museum until 2022, who draws figures in the hamon: his life, his work and his prizes

Ōhashi Yūshi (大橋悠史) forges in the city of Tottori. He trained with three masters, one of them Kubo Yoshihiro, and until 2022 was the resident smith of the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum. His speciality is hamon that draw figures: chrysanthemums on the water, cherry blossoms, paw prints or cat silhouettes.

Photo: the smith himself

1982
Born in the city of Tottori
3
Masters: Aoki Morie, Osafune Sukemitsu and Kubo Yoshihiro
2017
Completes the NBTHK course for smiths
2022
Leaves the forge of the Bizen Osafune museum, by his own account
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  1. Quick profile
  2. In short

Quick profile

Swordsmith’s name
悠史 (Yūshi) HD
Born
1982, in the city of Tottori HD
Where he forges
The city of Tottori; before that, at the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum (Setouchi, Okayama) HD
Masters
Aoki Morie (青木盛家), Osafune Sukemitsu (長船助光) and Kubo Yoshihiro (久保善博) HD
School or tradition
Figurative hamon: kikusui-ba, Yoshinogawa and others AT
Licence
The date is not on record; in 2017 he completed the NBTHK course for smiths PC
Rank
None; no published prizes HD

In short

The profile published by the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum gives his training: he studied engineering at Tottori University, trained with three smiths from 2008 to 2016 and in 2017 completed the NBTHK course for smiths. He does not appear in any of the NBTHK prize lists that have been read (2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026) nor in those of the Zen Nihon Tōshōkai’s omamori-gatana exhibitions.

What sets him apart is his craft of figurative hamon, which he himself says he owes in part to the boom in swords brought about by the video game Tōken Ranbu. Little of his work has been published: almost all of it is the photos he shows himself.

Sections

  1. From engineering to Bizen Osafune Life and forging His masters, the Bizen Osafune museum and his return to Tottori, with his 2022 interview.
  2. Hamon that draw Work and style Kikusui-ba, Yoshinogawa and cats: his figurative hamon.
  3. None published Prizes The lists consulted and why he does not appear.
  4. Bibliography and credits Sources The sources consulted and the credit of each image.