This is a Kikuchi-yari (spear) made by Hirato-sa during the Nanbokucho period. The blade features itame hada, jinie, chikei, and utsuri. The hamon is notare with small gunome, kuichigai, nijuba, ashi, yo, small nie, kinsuji, niesuji, and sunagashi.
Certificate reading — 無銘（平戸左）
NihontoWatchmei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 24cm
Soshu-den · Hizen
2 pieces on the market now
At Hirado in Hizen Province, a body of smiths carried the Sa (Samonji) line of Chikuzen northward and worked it on their own ground, and these are the makers the records group under the name Hirado Sa. The setsumei place their activity from the late Nanbokuchō into the early Muromachi period, with one tachi dated no earlier than Kenmu (1334) and no later than Meitoku (1394), and a tantō set around the Ōei era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadahide貞秀 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
| Moriyuki盛行 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Moritsugu守次 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Moriyoshi盛吉 | 1444-1449 | 0 |
| Sa左 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
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 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 Kikuchi-yari (spear) made by Hirato-sa during the Nanbokucho period. The blade features itame hada, jinie, chikei, and utsuri. The hamon is notare with small gunome, kuichigai, nijuba, ashi, yo, small nie, kinsuji, niesuji, and sunagashi.
Certificate reading — 無銘（平戸左）
NihontoWatchmei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 24cm
Soshu-den · Hizen
2 pieces on the market now
At Hirado in Hizen Province, a body of smiths carried the Sa (Samonji) line of Chikuzen northward and worked it on their own ground, and these are the makers the records group under the name Hirado Sa. The setsumei place their activity from the late Nanbokuchō into the early Muromachi period, with one tachi dated no earlier than Kenmu (1334) and no later than Meitoku (1394), and a tantō set around the Ōei era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadahide貞秀 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
| Moriyuki盛行 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Moritsugu守次 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Moriyoshi盛吉 | 1444-1449 | 0 |
| Sa左 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
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 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).
