This is a Tanto blade attributed to Sanjo Munechika from the Meiji period. It features two types of Horimono (blade engravings): a Suken pattern and Futasuji Hi (double grooves). The blade comes with a Koshirae mounting, an NTHK Kanteisho Certificate, and a traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmumei · Eien (987-989) · nagasa 21.8cm · sori 0.2cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro
1 piece on the market now
At the turn of the late Heian period, in the imperial capital and around the Sanjo district that gives the school its name, the curved shinogi-zukuri blade we now recognize as the Japanese sword was first settling into its mature form, and it was here that the Sanjo school took shape as the earliest stratum of Kyoto forging and the headwater of the whole Yamashiro-den. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshiie吉家 | 1004-1012 | 17 |
| Chikamura近村 | 1190-1199 | 3 |
| Munechika宗近 | 987-989 | 4 |
| Sanetoshi真利 | 1017-1021 | 3 |
| Norimori則守 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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 is a Tanto blade attributed to Sanjo Munechika from the Meiji period. It features two types of Horimono (blade engravings): a Suken pattern and Futasuji Hi (double grooves). The blade comes with a Koshirae mounting, an NTHK Kanteisho Certificate, and a traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmumei · Eien (987-989) · nagasa 21.8cm · sori 0.2cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro
1 piece on the market now
At the turn of the late Heian period, in the imperial capital and around the Sanjo district that gives the school its name, the curved shinogi-zukuri blade we now recognize as the Japanese sword was first settling into its mature form, and it was here that the Sanjo school took shape as the earliest stratum of Kyoto forging and the headwater of the whole Yamashiro-den. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshiie吉家 | 1004-1012 | 17 |
| Chikamura近村 | 1190-1199 | 3 |
| Munechika宗近 | 987-989 | 4 |
| Sanetoshi真利 | 1017-1021 | 3 |
| Norimori則守 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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.
