This is an early, large wakizashi by the 8th generation Nobutaka, signed 'Shimizu Jinnoshin Nobutaka' and dated February 1794. It features a nie deki o-gunome within o-notare, with crab claw patterns and a bright, tight ko-itame jigane. The blade comes in excellent Japanese polish, shirasaya, and with a niju gold foil habaki, holding an NBTHK Hozon kanteisho.
Certificate reading — 銘 清水甚之進信高 寛政五年二月日
NihontoWatchmei · Mino · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 50cm
Owari · around 1789-1801
Tōken Taikan top 77%
2 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteThree day, no penalty, inspection on every item. Returns must be in the same condition as shipped. Actual costs will be charged on returned items. No restocking fee. If you did not like the item is a good enough reason for return.
This is an early, large wakizashi by the 8th generation Nobutaka, signed 'Shimizu Jinnoshin Nobutaka' and dated February 1794. It features a nie deki o-gunome within o-notare, with crab claw patterns and a bright, tight ko-itame jigane. The blade comes in excellent Japanese polish, shirasaya, and with a niju gold foil habaki, holding an NBTHK Hozon kanteisho.
Certificate reading — 銘 清水甚之進信高 寛政五年二月日
NihontoWatchmei · Mino · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 50cm
Owari · around 1789-1801
Tōken Taikan top 77%
2 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteThree day, no penalty, inspection on every item. Returns must be in the same condition as shipped. Actual costs will be charged on returned items. No restocking fee. If you did not like the item is a good enough reason for return.
