This katana is by Mino no Kami Fujiwara Nagatoshi. The blade features a well-forged ko-itame hada with masame mixed in. The hamon is a wavy notare with gunome, with pointed elements and abundant nie. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673)
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces on the market now
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
This katana is by Mino no Kami Fujiwara Nagatoshi. The blade features a well-forged ko-itame hada with masame mixed in. The hamon is a wavy notare with gunome, with pointed elements and abundant nie. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673)
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces on the market now
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
