This Katana was forged by Endo Mitsuoki in 1967, a Mukansa swordsmith from Niigata Prefecture. The blade features a wide and thick shape with deep curvature, and a Koitame hada resembling Muji. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 越後國沼垂住人遠藤光起 昭和二十二年五月吉祥日 依溝内静歩好造之
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 2.3cm
Echigo · around 1926-1989
4 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 Katana was forged by Endo Mitsuoki in 1967, a Mukansa swordsmith from Niigata Prefecture. The blade features a wide and thick shape with deep curvature, and a Koitame hada resembling Muji. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 越後國沼垂住人遠藤光起 昭和二十二年五月吉祥日 依溝内静歩好造之
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 2.3cm
Echigo · around 1926-1989
4 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.
