This wakizashi is signed by Moritsugu, a smith from Chikuzen province, specifically the Fukuoka Ishido school. It features a hira-zukuri iori-mune blade with a ko-itame hada mixed with mokume, well-packed with ji-nie. The hamon is gunome-midare with choji and togari-ba, showing a bright nioi-guchi. It comes with a koshirae featuring a black ishime-nuri saya and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Fukuoka Ishido · Shinto · nagasa 56cm · sori 1cm
Shinto · Chikuzen
2 pieces on the market now
Within the shintō of Chikuzen, the setsumei place the Fukuoka Ishidō group beside the Chikuzen Nobukuni line as one of the two pillars of the province. The school took root at Fukuoka under the patronage of the Kuroda house, whom its smiths served as domain craftsmen. The lineage's character was set by Koretsugu (是次), born in Kan'ei 5 (1628), commonly called Hansanbyōe and also Ippei. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Moritsugu守次 | 1673-1684 | 10 |
| Koretsugu是次 | 1628-1681 | 7 |
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 wakizashi is signed by Moritsugu, a smith from Chikuzen province, specifically the Fukuoka Ishido school. It features a hira-zukuri iori-mune blade with a ko-itame hada mixed with mokume, well-packed with ji-nie. The hamon is gunome-midare with choji and togari-ba, showing a bright nioi-guchi. It comes with a koshirae featuring a black ishime-nuri saya and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Fukuoka Ishido · Shinto · nagasa 56cm · sori 1cm
Shinto · Chikuzen
2 pieces on the market now
Within the shintō of Chikuzen, the setsumei place the Fukuoka Ishidō group beside the Chikuzen Nobukuni line as one of the two pillars of the province. The school took root at Fukuoka under the patronage of the Kuroda house, whom its smiths served as domain craftsmen. The lineage's character was set by Koretsugu (是次), born in Kan'ei 5 (1628), commonly called Hansanbyōe and also Ippei. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Moritsugu守次 | 1673-1684 | 10 |
| Koretsugu是次 | 1628-1681 | 7 |
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.
