This katana is a work by the Gendaito smith Ozawa Masatoshi, made in 1971 as a copy of a Rai school blade. It features a graceful Bizen-den style with flamboyant choji-midare hamon, though this piece is in Yamashiro-den style. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate and is housed in a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 銘 小沢正寿作 進呈恩田繁君 昭和二十六年仲秋
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 74.3cm · sori 2.5cm
Musashi · around 1926-1989
5 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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
This katana is a work by the Gendaito smith Ozawa Masatoshi, made in 1971 as a copy of a Rai school blade. It features a graceful Bizen-den style with flamboyant choji-midare hamon, though this piece is in Yamashiro-den style. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate and is housed in a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 銘 小沢正寿作 進呈恩田繁君 昭和二十六年仲秋
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 74.3cm · sori 2.5cm
Musashi · around 1926-1989
5 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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
