Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This is a Shin-Shinto katana by Toshinaga, a smith from Owari province who served the Owari Tokugawa family. The blade is long at 74.7cm with a wide moto-haba and saki-haba, giving it a magnificent and robust appearance. It features a tightly forged jigane and a flamboyant gunome-choji hamon, showing no significant wear from polishing.
NihontoWatchmei · Kyowa (1801-1804) · nagasa 74.7cm · sori 0.6cm
Mino-den · Owari · around 1801-1804
2 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
16 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 Shin-Shinto katana by Toshinaga, a smith from Owari province who served the Owari Tokugawa family. The blade is long at 74.7cm with a wide moto-haba and saki-haba, giving it a magnificent and robust appearance. It features a tightly forged jigane and a flamboyant gunome-choji hamon, showing no significant wear from polishing.
NihontoWatchmei · Kyowa (1801-1804) · nagasa 74.7cm · sori 0.6cm
Mino-den · Owari · around 1801-1804
2 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
16 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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).
