This is a katana attributed to the Mino-Senjuin school, dating to the Early Muromachi period. The blade has a solid width and thickness, with a curvature in the middle of the blade. The hamon is complex, featuring a gentle wavy pattern with elements of gunome choji, and the ji-gane is itame mixed with mokume.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Senjuin · Muromachi · nagasa 69.1cm · sori 1.6cm
Mino · around 1452-1455
1 piece on the market now
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 attributed to the Mino-Senjuin school, dating to the Early Muromachi period. The blade has a solid width and thickness, with a curvature in the middle of the blade. The hamon is complex, featuring a gentle wavy pattern with elements of gunome choji, and the ji-gane is itame mixed with mokume.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Senjuin · Muromachi · nagasa 69.1cm · sori 1.6cm
Mino · around 1452-1455
1 piece on the market now
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).
