The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
This is a wakizashi made by Nobumasa, a modern swordsmith residing in Miyagi prefecture. The blade has a nagasa of 35.5cm and features a powerful shobu-zukuri shape with a wide mihaba. The jigane is a well-formed masame hada with ji-nie, and the hamon is a gunome with choji and togari-ba, exhibiting kinsuji and sunagashi.
NihontoWatchmei · Gendaito · nagasa 35.5cm · sori 0.8cm
Mutsu · around 1989-2019
3 pieces on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
¥380,000
This is a wakizashi made by Nobumasa, a modern swordsmith residing in Miyagi prefecture. The blade has a nagasa of 35.5cm and features a powerful shobu-zukuri shape with a wide mihaba. The jigane is a well-formed masame hada with ji-nie, and the hamon is a gunome with choji and togari-ba, exhibiting kinsuji and sunagashi.
NihontoWatchmei · Gendaito · nagasa 35.5cm · sori 0.8cm
Mutsu · around 1989-2019
3 pieces on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
¥380,000
