This is a katana made by Kiyomitsu of the Bishu Osafune school during the late Muromachi period (1563). The blade features a gunome-midare hamon with togariba and ko-gunome, and an itame hada with mokume. It comes with a koshirae with red copper fittings and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Osafune · Muromachi · nagasa 70.5cm · sori 1.55cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
26 pieces on the market now
Within the Bizen Osafune workshops of the closing Muromachi period, the body of smiths and their output that scholars group under the heading Sue-Bizen, the name Kiyomitsu (清光) was carried by a large number of hands. The setsumei consistently note that the swords signed in the Tenbun, Kōji, and Eiroku eras issue from Osafune in Bizen Province, and that the Hayami reference work enumerates roughly ten craftsmen who used common names (zokumyō) such as Gorōzaemon-no-jō, Magōemon-no-jō, Yosazaemon-no-jō, Hikobei-no-jō, and Magobei-no-jō. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyomitsu清光 | 1532-1572 | 19 |
| Kiyomitsu清光 | 1558-1571 | 11 |
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 katana made by Kiyomitsu of the Bishu Osafune school during the late Muromachi period (1563). The blade features a gunome-midare hamon with togariba and ko-gunome, and an itame hada with mokume. It comes with a koshirae with red copper fittings and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Osafune · Muromachi · nagasa 70.5cm · sori 1.55cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
26 pieces on the market now
Within the Bizen Osafune workshops of the closing Muromachi period, the body of smiths and their output that scholars group under the heading Sue-Bizen, the name Kiyomitsu (清光) was carried by a large number of hands. The setsumei consistently note that the swords signed in the Tenbun, Kōji, and Eiroku eras issue from Osafune in Bizen Province, and that the Hayami reference work enumerates roughly ten craftsmen who used common names (zokumyō) such as Gorōzaemon-no-jō, Magōemon-no-jō, Yosazaemon-no-jō, Hikobei-no-jō, and Magobei-no-jō. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyomitsu清光 | 1532-1572 | 19 |
| Kiyomitsu清光 | 1558-1571 | 11 |
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).
