Award Ceremony of the “Fine GendaitoModerní meče vyráběné po roce 1876. Také je to název pro období v historii meče od rok... More and Master Sword Craftsmen Exhibition of the Reiwa Era” with the sponsorship of the NBTHK and the All Japan Swordsmiths Association was held at Daiichi Hotel of Ryogoku on August 5.
The chairman of the steering committee of the exhibition, Ms. Taeko Watanabe, who is the director of the Sano Museum, gave a speech and award certificates to the prize winners at the ceremony.
The top prizes were given to the four craftsmen of Yoshihiro Kubo (swordsmith division), Joji Tamaki (Sword polishing division), Junichi Kubo (KoshiraeMontáž / příslušenství japonského meče, které obklopuje čepel japonského meče při noše... More division) and Kentaro Kubo (Tsuka-makiZpravidla textilní či kožený oplet rukojeti sloužící ke zpevnění tsuky, k přesnému a konz... division).
Ms. Watanabe reviewed their works at the end of the ceremony. Incidentally, the exhibition is to be open at the Sword Museum in Ryogoku between the 6th of August and the 4th of September 2022.
photo1 : Yoshihiro Kubo
photo2 : Ms. Taeko Watanabe
photo3 : Award ceremony
photo4 : (from right) Junichi Kubo, Yoshihiro Kubo, Kentaro Kubo
Photos and report by Tom Kishida, Tokyo
