We will hold a special exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Kiyomaro Gen (1813-55), a swordsmith who had outstanding talent at the end of the Edo period and made his talent bloom. "Kiyomaro was born as the second son of a priest in Akaiwamura, Komoro Domain, Shinshu, and became the son of the Nagaoka family, the owner of the neighboring village. the eight-year-old maiden work, as early as I can grasp strength to foresee the extraordinary talent.
o'clock in the Edo period, a wave of the opening of the country surging, SeiMaro was in response to the reactionary principle of Guoxue, bear in combat We have created a sword. Along with its sharpness, the dignified and clear ground iron has a lively blade pattern, which is one of the great attractions, and Kiyomaro is now the most popular swordsmith among new swords.
In this exhibition, we will gather together the famous swords made during the 24 years from the 18-year-old virgin work to the death of himself at the age of 42, and look back on Kiyomaro's sword-making life.
In conducting this exhibition, we discovered new materials on the factors behind Kiyomaru's visit to Hagi and new findings obtained by shooting the sword's ground iron with high resolution. Based on the results. We hope that you will see the statue of the genius swordsmith Kiyomaro again. We would like to thank all the organizations, owners, and all concerned for their special cooperation and exhibition in holding exhibition We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the members of the Kiyomaro Exhibition Executive Committee for the 200th anniversary of their birth, and we would like to express our deepest gratitude to them., Nagaoka, 2013
Yoshihisano
Museum of Art
Shinano PrefectureMuseum Hagi Museum Nezu Museum
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