This is a tanto by Muneaki, certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by NBTHK. It was made in Rikuchu (Iwate) during the late Edo period, around 1865. The blade has a length of 22.8cm and a hirazukuri shape.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 22.8cm
Rikuchu · around 1854-1866
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
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 siteNo 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 tanto by Muneaki, certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by NBTHK. It was made in Rikuchu (Iwate) during the late Edo period, around 1865. The blade has a length of 22.8cm and a hirazukuri shape.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 22.8cm
Rikuchu · around 1854-1866
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
