This is a throwing spear (yari) made by Monju Kanehisa, a smith from the Monju school which descends from the Tegai school of Yamato Province. It is classified as Shinto period, specifically around the Genroku era (1688-1704) in Musashi Province. The yari comes with an ornate koshirae featuring an Oda quince crest in makie lacquer, a shirasaya, and a paulownia wood box. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 文珠包久作
NihontoWatchmei · Monju · Shinto · nagasa 15.1cm
Musashi · around 1688-1704
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
¥450,000
This is a throwing spear (yari) made by Monju Kanehisa, a smith from the Monju school which descends from the Tegai school of Yamato Province. It is classified as Shinto period, specifically around the Genroku era (1688-1704) in Musashi Province. The yari comes with an ornate koshirae featuring an Oda quince crest in makie lacquer, a shirasaya, and a paulownia wood box. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 文珠包久作
NihontoWatchmei · Monju · Shinto · nagasa 15.1cm
Musashi · around 1688-1704
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
¥450,000
