This is a katana by Doutanuki Hyobu from the Higo province, active during the Momoyama period. It is a robust blade, typical of the Doutanuki school known for its sharpness and durability, and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate. The sword features a strong kissaki and a substantial feel, characteristic of Keicho Shinto style.
NihontoWatchmei · Doutanuki · Tensho (1573-1592) · nagasa 70.6cm · sori 1.1cm
Higo · around 1573-1592
Tōken Taikan top 63%
1 piece on the market now
The Momoyama period (1573 to 1615)
Three unifiers ended the century of war, and the sword became an instrument of the new order: the 1588 sword hunt made it the warrior’s badge, famous blades passed between houses like treaties, and appraisal ever after divides the craft here, kotō from shintō.
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is a katana by Doutanuki Hyobu from the Higo province, active during the Momoyama period. It is a robust blade, typical of the Doutanuki school known for its sharpness and durability, and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate. The sword features a strong kissaki and a substantial feel, characteristic of Keicho Shinto style.
NihontoWatchmei · Doutanuki · Tensho (1573-1592) · nagasa 70.6cm · sori 1.1cm
Higo · around 1573-1592
Tōken Taikan top 63%
1 piece on the market now
The Momoyama period (1573 to 1615)
Three unifiers ended the century of war, and the sword became an instrument of the new order: the 1588 sword hunt made it the warrior’s badge, famous blades passed between houses like treaties, and appraisal ever after divides the craft here, kotō from shintō.
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
