Antique Katana sword made by swordsmith Morishige in Bizen during the Muromachi "Sengoku" Warring States period. The blade is registered as Hozon paper by NBTHK and features a Gunome-Choji wavy tempered line pattern. The ornate mounting is also certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Morishige · Muromachi · nagasa 60.1cm · sori 2.4cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Omiya school (大宮) of Bizen traces its name and its blood to Kyoto, not to the Bizen heartland where it eventually settled. The published sources follow the line back to a remote ancestor, Kunimori, who is said to have left Inokuma Omiya in Yamashiro province and moved into Bizen during the Kamakura period, around the Bun'o years. With him the group carried a Yamashiro sensibility into the province of choji, and that transplanted origin remains the key to everything the school later became. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Morikage盛景 | 1356-1390 | 92 |
| Morikage盛景 | 1299-1302 | 5 |
| Tomomori友盛 | 1156-1159 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1338-1342 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 siteReturns accepted only for errors/damage: damaged or incorrect items reported by email within 10 calendar days; defective goods within 30 calendar days.
Antique Katana sword made by swordsmith Morishige in Bizen during the Muromachi "Sengoku" Warring States period. The blade is registered as Hozon paper by NBTHK and features a Gunome-Choji wavy tempered line pattern. The ornate mounting is also certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Morishige · Muromachi · nagasa 60.1cm · sori 2.4cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Omiya school (大宮) of Bizen traces its name and its blood to Kyoto, not to the Bizen heartland where it eventually settled. The published sources follow the line back to a remote ancestor, Kunimori, who is said to have left Inokuma Omiya in Yamashiro province and moved into Bizen during the Kamakura period, around the Bun'o years. With him the group carried a Yamashiro sensibility into the province of choji, and that transplanted origin remains the key to everything the school later became. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Morikage盛景 | 1356-1390 | 92 |
| Morikage盛景 | 1299-1302 | 5 |
| Tomomori友盛 | 1156-1159 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1338-1342 | 0 |
| Tsugumori次盛 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 siteReturns accepted only for errors/damage: damaged or incorrect items reported by email within 10 calendar days; defective goods within 30 calendar days.
