After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This katana is signed by Katsuie and is attributed to a late generation of the smith, dating to the late Muromachi period. Katsuie smiths were originally from Mino province and later founded the Darani school in Kaga province, serving the Maeda clan. The blade comes with both shirasaya and koshirae, and is accompanied by NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho certificates for both the blade and its mountings.
NihontoWatchmei · Darani · Muromachi · nagasa 62.6cm · sori 2cm
Kaga · around 1492-1501
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The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
¥780,000
