NihontoWatchNihontoWatchRai Kuniyuki is the founder of the Rai school and a representative swordsmith of Yamashiro Province. A Kuniyuki passed down through the Akashi Matsudaira family is designated as a National Treasure. He is famous for masterworks such as the Ikoma Kuniyuki passed down through the Ikoma family, the Tsuriganegiri Kuniyuki, and Oda Nobunaga's favorite sword, the Fudo Kuniyuki. The jigane is ko-itame with moisture, and the hamon is in ko-nie deki; the entire interior of the blade is active with ko-ashi, sunagashis, kinsens, imozuru, and yo, making it a masterwork.
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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.
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