This antique Japanese wakizashi is signed by Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro, an active swordsmith during the early Edo Period (1661-1673). Yasuhiro belonged to the prestigious Kishu Ishido school and later founded the Osaka Ishido school. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
Certificate reading — 銘 備中守橘康広
NihontoWatchmei · Kishu Ishido · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 55.4cm · sori 1.9cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
3 pieces on the market now
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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This antique Japanese wakizashi is signed by Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro, an active swordsmith during the early Edo Period (1661-1673). Yasuhiro belonged to the prestigious Kishu Ishido school and later founded the Osaka Ishido school. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
Certificate reading — 銘 備中守橘康広
NihontoWatchmei · Kishu Ishido · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 55.4cm · sori 1.9cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
3 pieces on the market now
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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
