Japanese statuette swordsmith Kanemoto Magoroku (27th generation). The 27th generation Kanemoto Hawley KAN 1560/MAG 9; Slough p. 44 was born Kaneko Tatsuichiro in Taisho 13 (1925), and was a descendant of the Kanemoto Magoroku school. In 1937 he joined the Nihonto Tanren-sho, where he studied swordsmithing under Watanabe Kanenaga.
During WW2 he made swords for the Imperial Japanese Navy and signed Kaneko, Magoroku or Kanemoto. In 1944 he succeeded to the title of the 27th generation of Kanemoto Magoroku, after which he signed "27th generation Kanemoto". He was awarded 20 prizes by Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK) and was officially commended with an award by the mayor of Seki in 1980.
He was entitled an Important Intangible Cultural Asset by the Governor of Gifu prefecture in 1997. He died in 24 January 2008. Good used condition with age appropriate wear and flaws. So please ask us beforehand not at the last moment.
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The actual size, color or appearance may vary because of the lighting effects. There is no package will be processed during weekend and holidays. Japanese statuette swordsmith Kanemoto Magoroku (27th generation)" is in sale since Sunday, December 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Statues". The seller is "nihonto-do" and is located in Chelyabinsk. This item can be shipped worldwide.