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

Official sources

  1. City of Setouchi, 備前長船刀剣博物館 (Bizen Osafune Tōken Hakubutsukan): the profile of its resident smiths (Internet Archive copy of 23 January 2021)
  2. City of Setouchi, 備前長船刀剣博物館 (Bizen Osafune Tōken Hakubutsukan): 職方紹介 (shokukata shōkai, the craftsmen), current page
  3. NBTHK, results of the 2026 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) (he does not appear)
  4. Zen Nihon Tōshōkai (全日本刀匠会): members of the Chūgoku and Shikoku section, and results of the omamori-gatana exhibitions

Other sources

  1. The 2022 interview, in “Life and forging”

Image credits

  1. Ōhashi Yūshi (x-perfil-retrato.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  2. A harvested rice field in Tottori, in September 2026 (x-2026-09-arrozal.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  3. His tantō with a 吉野川 (Yoshinogawa) hamon: cherry blossoms in the river (x-tanto-yoshinogawa.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  4. A hamon with the silhouette of a cat, on a half-polished blade (2022) (x-2022-hamon-gato.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  5. A figurative hamon, in sunlight (2022) (x-2022-hamon-sol.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.