This is a Katana by Inshū-jū Kurōemon-no-jō Kanesaki, ranked as Jyo Saku among his works. The blade is wide and thick with a small curvature and slightly long kissaki, featuring fine Koitame hada with Chikei and Nioi base pointed Gunome midare with Nie. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Certificate and has a Sanskrit character carved on the blade.
Certificate reading — 銘 因州住九郎右衛門尉兼先
NihontoWatchmei · Inshu Kanesaki · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 68.3cm · sori 1.31cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 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 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 Katana by Inshū-jū Kurōemon-no-jō Kanesaki, ranked as Jyo Saku among his works. The blade is wide and thick with a small curvature and slightly long kissaki, featuring fine Koitame hada with Chikei and Nioi base pointed Gunome midare with Nie. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Certificate and has a Sanskrit character carved on the blade.
Certificate reading — 銘 因州住九郎右衛門尉兼先
NihontoWatchmei · Inshu Kanesaki · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 68.3cm · sori 1.31cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 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 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.
![Wakizashi - by Kanesaki - Sold: Magnificent Wakizashi - Mumei Inshu Kanesaki, Early Edo Period, with Toensha Jojosaku Kanteisho - [38.8cm, 1 shaku 2 sun 8 bu, 717g with saya] - Price 290,000 JPY - YW-08](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Flisting-images%2Ftoken-hasegawa%2FL640913%2F00.jpg&w=2560&q=90)
