Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis katana is a work by the 3rd generation Darani Tachibana Katsukuni from Kaga province, active during the middle Edo period (circa 1711). It features a powerful shinogizukuri shape with a wide moto-haba and saki-haba, shallow sori, and an extended chu-kissaki. The blade exhibits a tight itame hada with some flowing grain, fine ji-nie, and chikei, resulting in a dark and clear jigane, complemented by a sanbonsugi-style togari-gunome hamon with active nie and kinsuji.
NihontoWatch3rd Gen. Darani Tachibana Katsukuni
Offered by World Seiyudo
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
¥2,500,000