Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
This is a tanto by Fujita Nagahiro, a swordsmith of the Mori family from Choshu. Nagahiro, also known as Fujita Tokujiro and a pupil of Kaga-suke Sukenaga, was active around the Keio era (late Edo period) and was known for his skill, even crafting matchlock guns. This tanto features a beautiful sugata with an itame-mokume hada and a gunome-midare hamon, accompanied by an elaborate koshirae with an iriko-saya and ebony habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 26.9cm · sori 0.2cm
Suo · around 1865-1868
Tōken Taikan top 60%
4 pieces on the market now
Bakumatsu: the last war market
Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
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 tanto by Fujita Nagahiro, a swordsmith of the Mori family from Choshu. Nagahiro, also known as Fujita Tokujiro and a pupil of Kaga-suke Sukenaga, was active around the Keio era (late Edo period) and was known for his skill, even crafting matchlock guns. This tanto features a beautiful sugata with an itame-mokume hada and a gunome-midare hamon, accompanied by an elaborate koshirae with an iriko-saya and ebony habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 26.9cm · sori 0.2cm
Suo · around 1865-1868
Tōken Taikan top 60%
4 pieces on the market now
Bakumatsu: the last war market
Perry’s arrival in 1853 unraveled the Tokugawa peace and created the first mass demand for working swords in two centuries. Kiyomaro, called the Masamune of Yotsuya, died on its eve; Munetsugu and Yukihide carried the boom to the end.
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).
