Toshinaga is a smith name with a long history in Mino province. This tanto was made by Hokkyo Koansai Toshinaga, who was active in Mino during the early Edo period around the Enpo era, and was appointed Hokkyo around Tenna 3 (1683). It features a wide body, thick kasane, and a robust unokubi-zukuri shape with koshi-hi and soe-hi carvings.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 22.6cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
Toshinaga is a smith name with a long history in Mino province. This tanto was made by Hokkyo Koansai Toshinaga, who was active in Mino during the early Edo period around the Enpo era, and was appointed Hokkyo around Tenna 3 (1683). It features a wide body, thick kasane, and a robust unokubi-zukuri shape with koshi-hi and soe-hi carvings.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 22.6cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
