Mei: "Mumei" / Type: Katana / Nagasa: 2 shaku 1 sun 4 bu / Sori: 7 bu / Motohaba: 31 mm / Motokasane: 8 mm / Sakihaba: 19 mm / Sakikasane: 6 mm / Toshin weight: 735 grams (All measurements are approximate) Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education / Accompanied by NBTHK Kanteisho. The workmanship is the very image of Muramasa, but this blade has been appraised as the work of Fuyuhiro, a grandmaster of the Soden tradition from Wakasa Province. It features the characteristic Muramasa trait of the hamon being nearly identical on both the omote and ura sides. The beautiful ko-itame kitae is tightly forged with refined ji-nie and thick sunagashis. The hamon is based on notare, with the habuchi overflowing with nie and sunagashi. The sword comes with a gunto koshirae featuring matching fittings and family mon; perhaps this family heirloom blade was carried into the battlefield. Please add this blade, overflowing with historical romance, to your family treasures. Muromachi period. Wakasa Province. "Fuyuhiro saku," "Jakushu-ju Fuyuhiro," "Fuyuhiro Tozaemon-no-jo," "Bitchu no Kuni oite Matsuyama Jakushu junin Fuyuhiro saku," "Bitchu no Kuni Fuyuhiro." The lineage originates from the son of Tsuguhiro, who moved from Sagami Province to Obama in Wakasa Province during the Bunmei era (1469–1487). 0 Yen (Tax included)
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Muromachi
Soshu-den · Wakasa · around 1444-1449
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
Where Fuyuhiro stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Soshu-den · Wakasa
5 pieces on the market now
The Fuyuhiro line worked at Obama in Wakasa Province, and the setsumei consistently trace its founder to Sagami. He is recorded as the son of the third-generation Hirotsugu of Sagami, said to have relocated to Obama around the Kōshō era (1455 to 1457), with one blade instead reporting that he studied under Tsunahiro of Sagami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1521-1568 | 5 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1487-1489 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1460-1466 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
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 sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
Mei: "Mumei" / Type: Katana / Nagasa: 2 shaku 1 sun 4 bu / Sori: 7 bu / Motohaba: 31 mm / Motokasane: 8 mm / Sakihaba: 19 mm / Sakikasane: 6 mm / Toshin weight: 735 grams (All measurements are approximate) Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education / Accompanied by NBTHK Kanteisho. The workmanship is the very image of Muramasa, but this blade has been appraised as the work of Fuyuhiro, a grandmaster of the Soden tradition from Wakasa Province. It features the characteristic Muramasa trait of the hamon being nearly identical on both the omote and ura sides. The beautiful ko-itame kitae is tightly forged with refined ji-nie and thick sunagashis. The hamon is based on notare, with the habuchi overflowing with nie and sunagashi. The sword comes with a gunto koshirae featuring matching fittings and family mon; perhaps this family heirloom blade was carried into the battlefield. Please add this blade, overflowing with historical romance, to your family treasures. Muromachi period. Wakasa Province. "Fuyuhiro saku," "Jakushu-ju Fuyuhiro," "Fuyuhiro Tozaemon-no-jo," "Bitchu no Kuni oite Matsuyama Jakushu junin Fuyuhiro saku," "Bitchu no Kuni Fuyuhiro." The lineage originates from the son of Tsuguhiro, who moved from Sagami Province to Obama in Wakasa Province during the Bunmei era (1469–1487). 0 Yen (Tax included)
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Muromachi
Soshu-den · Wakasa · around 1444-1449
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
Where Fuyuhiro stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Soshu-den · Wakasa
5 pieces on the market now
The Fuyuhiro line worked at Obama in Wakasa Province, and the setsumei consistently trace its founder to Sagami. He is recorded as the son of the third-generation Hirotsugu of Sagami, said to have relocated to Obama around the Kōshō era (1455 to 1457), with one blade instead reporting that he studied under Tsunahiro of Sagami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1521-1568 | 5 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1487-1489 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1460-1466 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
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 sitePlease notify us of your intention to return, by email or fax, no later than the day after the item's arrival. Return shipping, insurance, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
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