This is a tanto by Gassan Sadakazu, dated Meiji 5 (1872), and comes with NBTHK Hozon Token certification. The blade features a unique combination of ko-itame and ayasugi hada, with a straight suguha hamon. It is accompanied by an elegant aikuchi koshirae with a tree trunk-modeled saya and shakudo nanako menuki depicting dragons.
Certificate reading — 銘 月山貞一作（刻印） 明治五年秋
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Gassan · Gendaito · nagasa 23.1cm
Yamato · around 1907-1995
Tōken Taikan top 49%
5 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This is a tanto by Gassan Sadakazu, dated Meiji 5 (1872), and comes with NBTHK Hozon Token certification. The blade features a unique combination of ko-itame and ayasugi hada, with a straight suguha hamon. It is accompanied by an elegant aikuchi koshirae with a tree trunk-modeled saya and shakudo nanako menuki depicting dragons.
Certificate reading — 銘 月山貞一作（刻印） 明治五年秋
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Gassan · Gendaito · nagasa 23.1cm
Yamato · around 1907-1995
Tōken Taikan top 49%
5 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
![Tanto - Hozon - by Gassan Sadayoshi - Fuyou Asahi, Ansei Hebidoshi 8gatsuhi (Attributed to Gassan Sadayoshi) [NBTHK Hozon]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Flisting-images%2Ftoyuukai%2FL519985%2F02.jpg&w=2560&q=90)
