Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
Katana Mei Minamoto Masao Product Number 31-2572 Katana Minamoto Masao Country/Era Edo, Bakumatsu In shirasaya Nagasa 71.3cm (2 shaku 3 sun 5 bu) Sori 1.6cm (5 bu 3 rin) Motohaba 3.20cm Sakihaba 2.52cm Motokasane 6.6mm Sakikasane 5.2mm Toshin Weight 800g Excluding saya -g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Gunome Choji Price 3,500,000 Yen (Tax included) A pupil of Yamaura Kiyomaro, he was called Suzuki Jiro and lived in Shitaya Okachimachi. He became independent in Kaei 6. He crafted swords in Hakodate in Ansei 6. Jigane is ko-itame hada, well-knit. Hamon is ko-nie deki with a clear ha. Nie-ashi enters well and is thickly applied.
NihontoWatchsigned · Shin-Shinto · nagasa 71.3cm · sori 1.6cm
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
¥3,500,000
