This is a wakizashi made by Omi no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro (1st generation) during the middle Edo period in Musashi (Tokyo). The blade features a saidanmei (body cutting test) inscription and is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK. It has a suguha hamon and comes with a gold foil habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Hojoji · Manji (1658-1661) · nagasa 55.1cm · sori 1.1cm
Soshu-den · Tajima
20 pieces on the market now
The Hojoji name (法城寺) begins as a place in Tajima province, where, the published sources relate, the Nanbokucho naginata master Kunimitsu lived at that spot and so took the place for his name, the man and the locality becoming one. The Meikan records a first generation of this Kunimitsu working in the Joji era (1362-68) and a second at Oei, the koto root from which the line descends. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1345-1350 | 22 |
| Masahiro正弘 | 1658-1671 | 26 |
| Sadakuni貞國 | 1658-1673 | 8 |
| Yoshitsugu吉次 | 1661-1673 | 6 |
| Masateru正照 | 1684-1688 | 5 |
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a wakizashi made by Omi no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro (1st generation) during the middle Edo period in Musashi (Tokyo). The blade features a saidanmei (body cutting test) inscription and is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK. It has a suguha hamon and comes with a gold foil habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Hojoji · Manji (1658-1661) · nagasa 55.1cm · sori 1.1cm
Soshu-den · Tajima
20 pieces on the market now
The Hojoji name (法城寺) begins as a place in Tajima province, where, the published sources relate, the Nanbokucho naginata master Kunimitsu lived at that spot and so took the place for his name, the man and the locality becoming one. The Meikan records a first generation of this Kunimitsu working in the Joji era (1362-68) and a second at Oei, the koto root from which the line descends. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1345-1350 | 22 |
| Masahiro正弘 | 1658-1671 | 26 |
| Sadakuni貞國 | 1658-1673 | 8 |
| Yoshitsugu吉次 | 1661-1673 | 6 |
| Masateru正照 | 1684-1688 | 5 |
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
