This antique Japanese Tanto is signed by Yamato Daijo Kaneshige, a swordsmith active in the early to mid-Edo period, possibly belonging to the Mino tradition. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value. The blade features a decorative koshirae with a fuchi-kashira depicting horses and autumn flowers, menuki showing a mounted warrior (likely Guan Yu), and a tsuba with an Ishime-Ji surface.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino · Tenna (1681-1684) · nagasa 23.4cm
Shinto · Musashi
12 pieces on the market now
Edo was the base of the Kaneshige line, whose first master, Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kaneshige, emerged among the city's swordsmiths after the shodai Yasutsugu and Hankei. The setsumei follow the account in the Kokon Kajibikō that he began as an arrowhead smith (yanone-kaji) in Echizen, then moved to Edo and turned to forging blades; his earliest dated work is a naginata inscribed Kan'ei 2 (1625), with dated pieces running into the Meireki era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneshige兼重 | 1661-1673 | 21 |
| Kaneshige兼重 | 1624-1661 | 7 |
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 Tanto is signed by Yamato Daijo Kaneshige, a swordsmith active in the early to mid-Edo period, possibly belonging to the Mino tradition. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value. The blade features a decorative koshirae with a fuchi-kashira depicting horses and autumn flowers, menuki showing a mounted warrior (likely Guan Yu), and a tsuba with an Ishime-Ji surface.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino · Tenna (1681-1684) · nagasa 23.4cm
Shinto · Musashi
12 pieces on the market now
Edo was the base of the Kaneshige line, whose first master, Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kaneshige, emerged among the city's swordsmiths after the shodai Yasutsugu and Hankei. The setsumei follow the account in the Kokon Kajibikō that he began as an arrowhead smith (yanone-kaji) in Echizen, then moved to Edo and turned to forging blades; his earliest dated work is a naginata inscribed Kan'ei 2 (1625), with dated pieces running into the Meireki era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneshige兼重 | 1661-1673 | 21 |
| Kaneshige兼重 | 1624-1661 | 7 |
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.
