This antique Japanese wakizashi is signed by Bakufushi Fujiwara Hisayuki and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate. The blade was forged in the 4th year of the Ansei era (1857) and has a cutting edge length of 39.1 cm and a curvature of 1.2 cm. The sword is mounted in a koshirae with a Kiri (paulownia) motif on the Fuchi Kashira.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.1cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 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 Bakufushi Fujiwara Hisayuki and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate. The blade was forged in the 4th year of the Ansei era (1857) and has a cutting edge length of 39.1 cm and a curvature of 1.2 cm. The sword is mounted in a koshirae with a Kiri (paulownia) motif on the Fuchi Kashira.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.1cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 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.
