Minamoto Kiyomaro Exhibition Minamoto no Kiyomaro Ten

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

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Iron Craftsmanship and the Warrior Spirit

Title Nihon no Katana (Japanese Swords)
Iron Craftsmanship and the warrior Spirit
Publication Year 1997
By Tokyo National Museum

The English foreword says,"In Japan,swords have long been treated with speical reverence.More than simply tools of war,swords have had ceremonial uses as well.They have also been purely objects of appreciation,a role in which they led the way for other Japanese art and handicrafts.Already in the kamakura period the book Meitsukushi(collectios of signatures)was published,which recorded the characteristics of various swords smith.from this account we understand how Japanese people continued to preserve swords of older eras regardless of these weapons actual usuage.
This exhibit recognizes that Katana have come to highly valued by the Japnese people and asks that their pride in the "worrior spirit" and its history be appreciated."

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Japanese Sword Satsuma Koshirae Jigen-ryu Yakumaru Jigenryu

Title Satsuma Koshirae
Supervising Editor Zusho Ichiro
Publication Year 2003

Satsuma Koshirae is known to be most practical sword on the battlefield.In Satsuma domain,unlike other Koshirae,distinctive Koshirae,which is called Satsuma Koshirae,was often used.According to the author of this book,Satsuma Kosirae is based on Jigen-ryu and Yakumaru Jigenryu.

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