This is an antique katana sword made by swordsmith Fujiwara Kunitsugu around 1625, during the early Edo era. The blade is made of authentic forged Tamahagane steel and features a great mixture of Gunome wavy and Suguha straight tempered line patterns. It comes in a stunning ornate mounting including a beautiful openworked Tsuba guard and is accompanied by a certificate of NBTHK Japan Sword Preservation Society - Hozon Paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Fujiwara · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm · sori 1.5cm
Shinto · Echizen · around 1615-1624
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
3 pieces on the market now
Where Kunitsugu stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Shinto · Yamashiro
64 pieces on the market now
At Ichijo Horikawa in Kyoto, from Keicho 4 (1599), Horikawa Kunihiro gathered the pupils whose work the published sources name with his own as the opening of the shinto age. Kunihiro himself reached forging late and by a roundabout road. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kunihiro國廣 | 1573-1613 | 148 |
| Kunimichi國路 | 1615-1624 | 74 |
| Kunisada國貞 | 1624-1646 | 88 |
| Masahiro正弘 | 1596-1615 | 14 |
| Kunitomo國儔 | 1596-1615 | 27 |
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.
This is an antique katana sword made by swordsmith Fujiwara Kunitsugu around 1625, during the early Edo era. The blade is made of authentic forged Tamahagane steel and features a great mixture of Gunome wavy and Suguha straight tempered line patterns. It comes in a stunning ornate mounting including a beautiful openworked Tsuba guard and is accompanied by a certificate of NBTHK Japan Sword Preservation Society - Hozon Paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Fujiwara · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm · sori 1.5cm
Shinto · Echizen · around 1615-1624
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
3 pieces on the market now
Where Kunitsugu stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Shinto · Yamashiro
64 pieces on the market now
At Ichijo Horikawa in Kyoto, from Keicho 4 (1599), Horikawa Kunihiro gathered the pupils whose work the published sources name with his own as the opening of the shinto age. Kunihiro himself reached forging late and by a roundabout road. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kunihiro國廣 | 1573-1613 | 148 |
| Kunimichi國路 | 1615-1624 | 74 |
| Kunisada國貞 | 1624-1646 | 88 |
| Masahiro正弘 | 1596-1615 | 14 |
| Kunitomo國儔 | 1596-1615 | 27 |
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.
