Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This mid-Edo period wakizashi is signed by Naminohira Yasuaki, a swordsmith from Satsuma Province and a member of the distinguished Naminohira school. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, affirming its authenticity and artistic value. The blade features a cutting edge length of 45.0 cm and is accompanied by a complete koshirae mounting, shirasaya case, and traditional sword carrying case.
Certificate reading — 銘 波平安明
NihontoWatchmei · Naminohira · Anei (1772-1781) · nagasa 45cm · sori 0.8cm
Satsuma · around 1772-1781
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This mid-Edo period wakizashi is signed by Naminohira Yasuaki, a swordsmith from Satsuma Province and a member of the distinguished Naminohira school. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, affirming its authenticity and artistic value. The blade features a cutting edge length of 45.0 cm and is accompanied by a complete koshirae mounting, shirasaya case, and traditional sword carrying case.
Certificate reading — 銘 波平安明
NihontoWatchmei · Naminohira · Anei (1772-1781) · nagasa 45cm · sori 0.8cm
Satsuma · around 1772-1781
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
