This is a katana made by Ichinoseki Muneaki in Mutsu province during the Edo period. The blade has a length of 75.2cm and features a gunome-midare hamon. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK and is housed in a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 75.2cm · sori 2cm
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 katana made by Ichinoseki Muneaki in Mutsu province during the Edo period. The blade has a length of 75.2cm and features a gunome-midare hamon. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK and is housed in a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 75.2cm · sori 2cm
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).
