NihontoWatchThis is an antique Japanese Tanto signed by Muneyoshi, a swordsmith active in Iyo Province during the late Edo to early Meiji period. It comes with an NBTHK Kicho Certificate, authenticating its quality. The blade features a cutting edge length of 19.4 cm with no curvature, and is housed in a shirasaya case.
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Museum
Iyo · around 1868-1912
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Meiji: survival after the edict
The Haitōrei edict of 1876 ended sword wearing and nearly ended the craft itself. Military demand and imperial patronage kept a remnant alive, and in 1906 Gassan Sadakazu and Miyamoto Kanenori were named Artists to the Imperial Household.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and largely disavows today. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
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