This is a katana by Kaga no Kami Fujiwara Sadahiro from Echizen province, dating to the middle Edo period (1673). The blade has a length of 75.5cm and is certified as Hozon Token by the NBTHK. The sword features a gold foil habaki and an unaltered nakago with Keshou-Sujikai file pattern.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 75.5cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku
1 piece on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 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 katana by Kaga no Kami Fujiwara Sadahiro from Echizen province, dating to the middle Edo period (1673). The blade has a length of 75.5cm and is certified as Hozon Token by the NBTHK. The sword features a gold foil habaki and an unaltered nakago with Keshou-Sujikai file pattern.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 75.5cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku
1 piece on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 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).
