This is a katana attributed to Osafune Sanenaga from the late Kamakura period. The blade has a length of 71.7cm and features a suguha hamon with kogunome. It is certified as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK and comes with koshirae.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Osafune · Kamakura · nagasa 71.7cm · sori 2cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
227 pieces on the market now
No single workshop in the history of Japanese swordmaking grew larger or lasted longer than Osafune, the riverside village in Bizen Province whose name became, across three centuries, a byword for the province's mainline. Its de facto founder was Mitsutada (光忠), working at Osafune in the middle Kamakura period; tradition makes him the son of Chikatada, and the genealogies derive his line from the Ko-Bizen Masatsune group already settled in the village. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsutada光忠 | 1238-1239 | 61 |
| Nagamitsu長光 | 1274-1304 | 254 |
| Kagemitsu景光 | 1303-1336 | 146 |
| Kanemitsu兼光 | 1323-1370 | 239 |
| Sanenaga眞長 | 1299-1309 | 64 |
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 attributed to Osafune Sanenaga from the late Kamakura period. The blade has a length of 71.7cm and features a suguha hamon with kogunome. It is certified as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK and comes with koshirae.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Osafune · Kamakura · nagasa 71.7cm · sori 2cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
227 pieces on the market now
No single workshop in the history of Japanese swordmaking grew larger or lasted longer than Osafune, the riverside village in Bizen Province whose name became, across three centuries, a byword for the province's mainline. Its de facto founder was Mitsutada (光忠), working at Osafune in the middle Kamakura period; tradition makes him the son of Chikatada, and the genealogies derive his line from the Ko-Bizen Masatsune group already settled in the village. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsutada光忠 | 1238-1239 | 61 |
| Nagamitsu長光 | 1274-1304 | 254 |
| Kagemitsu景光 | 1303-1336 | 146 |
| Kanemitsu兼光 | 1323-1370 | 239 |
| Sanenaga眞長 | 1299-1309 | 64 |
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).
