堀井 俊秀は、大正・昭和前期を代表する刀工。大正時代・昭和時代前期を代表する名刀工。
謝恩刀、三笠刀の作者としても有名で、この短刀は謝恩刀の影打。ハバキや目釘穴の無い希少な品。
江戸末期以降戦前までの刀工としては一番の上手として知られ（故宮入昭平・重要無形文化財保持者談）人格清廉で人間としても各界から尊敬されていた。 また水戸の二代勝村正勝談によると入念作には自身銘の下に必ず謹作を加える等、代々勝村家が行ってきた銘による種別法を取り入れていた。この刀には謹作の文字が刻まれている。
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- Posted at 28 Apr 2014 at 11:47
Toshihide Horii is a leading sword craftsman in the Taisho and the early Showa periods. He was noted sword craftsman in the Taisho and the early Showa periods.
He is also famous as the craftsman of Shaon-to sword and Mikasa-to sword. This dagger is one of the trial swords and rare piece with has no Habaki (a piece of metal encircling the base of the blade) and Mekugui-ana (holl of small peg for securing the tsuka). He is known as the best sword craftsman since the end of Edo period until the pre-war era (according to Shohei Miyairi, the holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property) and respected as a human being from all quarters for his saintly personality. According to the second Masakatsu Katsumura in Mito region, Horii introced traditional clasiffication method by inscription which was inherited in Katsumara family by engraving withtou fall the word Kinsaku (=made by) after his name. In this sword, the word "kinsaku" is engraved.
He is also famous as the craftsman of Shaon-to sword and Mikasa-to sword. This dagger is one of the trial swords and rare piece with has no Habaki (a piece of metal encircling the base of the blade) and Mekugui-ana (holl of small peg for securing the tsuka). He is known as the best sword craftsman since the end of Edo period until the pre-war era (according to Shohei Miyairi, the holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property) and respected as a human being from all quarters for his saintly personality. According to the second Masakatsu Katsumura in Mito region, Horii introced traditional clasiffication method by inscription which was inherited in Katsumara family by engraving withtou fall the word Kinsaku (=made by) after his name. In this sword, the word "kinsaku" is engraved.
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- Posted at 28 Apr 2014 at 11:34
Toshihide Horii is a famous swordsmith representing those in Taisho period and in early Showa period.
He is also known as a creator of Shaon swords (swords given to express appreciation) and Mikasa swords (swords made from secondary cannon of the battleship Mikasa), and this is a reverse-blade Shaon sword. It is rare sword without a baseboard and a rivet of
He had been the best known skillful swordsmith since the late Edo period up to pre-war period and had attracted the respect from every field because of his saitly personality.
In addition, the second generation of Katsumura family in Mito, Masakatsu Katsumura, told that he was adopted a special method of Katsumura family conveyed from generation to generation such as engraving the words “Kinsaku: 謹作” just below engraved name of his own on his special work. This sword also engraved with the words “謹作”.
He is also known as a creator of Shaon swords (swords given to express appreciation) and Mikasa swords (swords made from secondary cannon of the battleship Mikasa), and this is a reverse-blade Shaon sword. It is rare sword without a baseboard and a rivet of
He had been the best known skillful swordsmith since the late Edo period up to pre-war period and had attracted the respect from every field because of his saitly personality.
In addition, the second generation of Katsumura family in Mito, Masakatsu Katsumura, told that he was adopted a special method of Katsumura family conveyed from generation to generation such as engraving the words “Kinsaku: 謹作” just below engraved name of his own on his special work. This sword also engraved with the words “謹作”.
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- Posted at 28 Apr 2014 at 11:53
Horii Toshihide is sword maker to represent earlier period of Taisho and Showa era.
The excellent sword maker who represents earlier period of Taisho and Showa era.
Also famous as the author sword of Syaon and Mikasa, this dagger is Kage-da of sword of Syaon.
It is rare article without dowel hole and Habaki.
He was known as well as most of sword maker up to the late Edo period since before World War II,
(Late Miyairi Shohei-important intangible cultural heritage holder story)
had been respected from all quarters as a human personality integrity.
According to 2s Katsumura Masakatsu stories of Mito, he was made with the object, such as adding a Kinsaku always under its own inscription to carefully work to adopte the classification method with the signature which the Katsumuras went for from generation to generation.
A letter of Kinsaku is engraved into this sword.
The excellent sword maker who represents earlier period of Taisho and Showa era.
Also famous as the author sword of Syaon and Mikasa, this dagger is Kage-da of sword of Syaon.
It is rare article without dowel hole and Habaki.
He was known as well as most of sword maker up to the late Edo period since before World War II,
(Late Miyairi Shohei-important intangible cultural heritage holder story)
had been respected from all quarters as a human personality integrity.
According to 2s Katsumura Masakatsu stories of Mito, he was made with the object, such as adding a Kinsaku always under its own inscription to carefully work to adopte the classification method with the signature which the Katsumuras went for from generation to generation.
A letter of Kinsaku is engraved into this sword.
