This wakizashi by Nagashige, active in Sendai during the Kanbun era (early Edo period), is a superb example of his work. The blade features a wide body, deep sori, and a robust shinogi, characteristic of Kanbun Shinto. The jihada is a tightly packed masame with flowing ji-kei and fine ji-nie, creating a powerful yet clean appearance reminiscent of Yamato Hosho. The hamon is a shallow notare mixed with gunome, bright with ko-nie, and exhibits intricate patterns of yu-bashiri, kinsen, and sunagashi, with a bright nie-deki in the ha-chu. The koshirae is a stylish black ishime-ji nuri saya with cherry blossom makie, adorned with exquisite Sendai kinko fittings featuring detailed hirazogan work, including charming pigeon menuki and kozuka, and a fuchi-kashira depicting spring plants and birds in flight.
NihontoWatchmei · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 50.1cm · sori 0.88cm
Rikuzen · around 1652-1655
Tōken Taikan top 76%
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This wakizashi by Nagashige, active in Sendai during the Kanbun era (early Edo period), is a superb example of his work. The blade features a wide body, deep sori, and a robust shinogi, characteristic of Kanbun Shinto. The jihada is a tightly packed masame with flowing ji-kei and fine ji-nie, creating a powerful yet clean appearance reminiscent of Yamato Hosho. The hamon is a shallow notare mixed with gunome, bright with ko-nie, and exhibits intricate patterns of yu-bashiri, kinsen, and sunagashi, with a bright nie-deki in the ha-chu. The koshirae is a stylish black ishime-ji nuri saya with cherry blossom makie, adorned with exquisite Sendai kinko fittings featuring detailed hirazogan work, including charming pigeon menuki and kozuka, and a fuchi-kashira depicting spring plants and birds in flight.
NihontoWatchmei · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 50.1cm · sori 0.88cm
Rikuzen · around 1652-1655
Tōken Taikan top 76%
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
