Higonokami Kurouchi Large Brass

Higonokami

After the disempowerment of the Samurais in the late 1800s, blacksmiths lost their main customers and had to resort to manufacturing different blades to earn an income. The name of the knife is strongly related to these events. “Higo no Kami” in Japanese means “Lord of Higo”. Higo is the old name of the Kyushu province, where the original knife came from, but “Higo no Kami” is also an aristocratic title historically given to powerful samurai.