This is a katana attributed to Yamato Shizu Kaneuji, dating to the Nanbokucho period. The blade features itame hada with mokume and nagarehada, jinie, chikei, and midare-utsuri. The hamon is notare with gunome and small gunome, kinsuji, and sunagashi, with a deep nioi and bright nioiguchi.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shizu · Nanbokucho · nagasa 62.8cm · sori 1.7cm
Yamato-den · Yamato
3 pieces on the market now
Within the broad family of Shizu work, the setsumei reserve the name "Yamato Shizu"[[c:1]] for a specific subset. In the original sense, the term denotes the blades Shizu Saburō Kaneuji (兼氏 / 包氏) made while still resident in Yamato Province, before he settled at Shizu in Tagi District of Mino, during the years he signed with the characters read Kanetsugu (包氏). Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneuji包氏 | 1350-1375 | 19 |
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This is a katana attributed to Yamato Shizu Kaneuji, dating to the Nanbokucho period. The blade features itame hada with mokume and nagarehada, jinie, chikei, and midare-utsuri. The hamon is notare with gunome and small gunome, kinsuji, and sunagashi, with a deep nioi and bright nioiguchi.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shizu · Nanbokucho · nagasa 62.8cm · sori 1.7cm
Yamato-den · Yamato
3 pieces on the market now
Within the broad family of Shizu work, the setsumei reserve the name "Yamato Shizu"[[c:1]] for a specific subset. In the original sense, the term denotes the blades Shizu Saburō Kaneuji (兼氏 / 包氏) made while still resident in Yamato Province, before he settled at Shizu in Tagi District of Mino, during the years he signed with the characters read Kanetsugu (包氏). Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneuji包氏 | 1350-1375 | 19 |
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
