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Awataguchi utsushi
(Tanto)Shinpei saku
Syowa 60 nen 8 gatsu
粟田口写し
短刀 慎平作
　　昭和六十年八月
Tnto(Kato-Shipei)

Item NO.No,K00227PriceReference sample
CountryTochigi
PeriodPresent-Syowa 60,1985
Blade Length25.1cm|9 7/8in
Bottom Width
(Motohaba)		2.5cm|63/64in
Bottom Thickness
(Motokasane)		0.6cm|15/64in
KeijoHirazukuri,Mitsu mune,Mihaba yaya hiroi.
KitaeKo itame tsumi,Ji nie komaka ni yoku tsuki,chikei-iri, saeru
HamonSuguha kichō ni monouchi ni ko guno me majie, nakahodo ni yubashiri-fū no niju ba hairi , Nioikuchi akarui.
BoushiSugu ni Komaru ni kaeru
HoriFront and Back:Bōhi o kaki nagasu.
NakagoUbu,Saki-kurishiri,Yasurime-Suji kai,Hole1
AccessoriesShirasaya(白鞘),Ginkise ichi ju habaki
DetailsIn 1975, Mr. Shinpei Kato became a disciple of Mr. Yukihira Miyairi, a Living National Treasure who was hailed as the pinnacle of the sword world at the time, and two years later, due to the death of his master, Mr. Shinpei Kato moved to Haguro, Yamagata Prefecture, a fraternity of the Miyairi clan. He trained for five years under Mr. Kohei Kambayashi in the town. He won the Sudden Effort Award at the New Sword Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Art Swords Preservation Association, which was his first time exhibiting his work, and since then, he has continued to win the Tanto category for four years at this exhibition, where around 100 out of 300 swordsmiths exhibit their works every year. He is now one of the leading modern swordsmiths, having won the Excellence Award consecutively (including winning the top prize three years in a row), but his fierce aesthetics propelled him to even greater heights, and he achieved his goal of becoming a master craftsman, Masamune. We will continue to work hard today to recreate the story of Soshuden. This work is a swing that imitates Awataguchi's tanto, with a straight edge, mono-uchi and small alternating eyes, a yuhashiri-style double-blade entry in the middle, and a light Awataguchi.
加藤慎平氏は、昭和５０年に、当時の刀剣界の最高峰と謳われた人間国宝・宮入行平氏に入門し、２年後、師の死去により、宮入一門の兄弟子である山形県羽黒町の上林恒平氏の元で5年間修業した。初出品となる（財）日本美術刀剣保存協会主催の新作刀展でいきなり努力賞を受賞、その後も毎年３００人いる刀工の中から１００人前後が出品するこの展覧会で短刀の部門で４年連続で優秀賞を獲得（内トップを3年連続で受賞）するなのど、今や現代刀工を代表する１人だが、その熾烈な美学がさらなる高みへと突き動かし、目標とする名工・正宗が完成させた相州伝の再現に今日も鋼を鍛え抜く。本作は直刃基調に物打ちに小互の目交え、中程に湯走り風の二重刃入利、匂口明るいなど粟田口の短刀を写した一振りである。
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