This is a katana made by Fujiwara Masayuki of Hosyu in Bungo province during the Edo period (circa 1648). The blade has a length of 69.2cm and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from the NBTHK. It features a gunome midare hamon and comes with koshirae and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.43cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece 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 katana made by Fujiwara Masayuki of Hosyu in Bungo province during the Edo period (circa 1648). The blade has a length of 69.2cm and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from the NBTHK. It features a gunome midare hamon and comes with koshirae and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.43cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece 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).
