This is a wakizashi attributed to the Ko-Uda school, dating back to the Nanbokucho era. The blade has been shortened (suriage) and features an itame hada and gunome hamon. It comes with a shirasaya and a gold foil habaki, and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchsuriage-mumei · Uda · Ryakuo (1338-1342) ND · nagasa 46cm · sori 0.9cm
Wakimono · Etchu
Phase: Ko-Uda古宇多· 1310–1394
6 pieces on the market now
Ko-Uda (古宇多) names the founding stratum of the Uda school, the work that does not descend later than the Nanbokucho period and so stands before the long Muromachi continuation that the same studio names would carry. The setsumei place the origin in Yamato: around the Bunpo era at the close of Kamakura, the monk-smith Ko-nyudo Kunimitsu left Uda District in Yamato and settled at Utsu in Etchu, and from him the lineage took root. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Ko-Uda古宇多 | 1310-1360 | 50 |
| Kunifusa國房 | 1368-1375 | 17 |
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1362-1368 | 9 |
| Tomonori友則 | 1390-1394 | 4 |
| Kunitsugu國次 | 1356-1361 | 1 |
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 wakizashi attributed to the Ko-Uda school, dating back to the Nanbokucho era. The blade has been shortened (suriage) and features an itame hada and gunome hamon. It comes with a shirasaya and a gold foil habaki, and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchsuriage-mumei · Uda · Ryakuo (1338-1342) ND · nagasa 46cm · sori 0.9cm
Wakimono · Etchu
Phase: Ko-Uda古宇多· 1310–1394
6 pieces on the market now
Ko-Uda (古宇多) names the founding stratum of the Uda school, the work that does not descend later than the Nanbokucho period and so stands before the long Muromachi continuation that the same studio names would carry. The setsumei place the origin in Yamato: around the Bunpo era at the close of Kamakura, the monk-smith Ko-nyudo Kunimitsu left Uda District in Yamato and settled at Utsu in Etchu, and from him the lineage took root. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Ko-Uda古宇多 | 1310-1360 | 50 |
| Kunifusa國房 | 1368-1375 | 17 |
| Kunimitsu國光 | 1362-1368 | 9 |
| Tomonori友則 | 1390-1394 | 4 |
| Kunitsugu國次 | 1356-1361 | 1 |
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).
