This is a wakizashi made by Yasunaga of Settsu province during the Shinto period. The blade features a wide notare hamon with deep nioiguchi and ashi. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchmei · Ishido · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 47.7cm · sori 9cm
Shinto · Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
Where Yasunaga stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Shinto · Settsu
2 pieces on the market now
Settsu Province, and Osaka in particular, gathered the smiths the setsumei group under the name Osaka Ishido (大坂石堂). " Within that movement the setsumei trace a clear chain of teaching. Bicchu no Kami Yasuhiro stood at the head of the Kishu group, his followers sharing the "yasu"[[c:1]] element in their names; Kawachi no Kami Yasunaga, styled Hachizaemon, studied under Yasuhiro, moved from Kishu to Osaka, and took the title Kawachi no Kami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nagayuki長幸 | 1673-1681 | 10 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1661-1690 | 0 |
| Sukekuni祐國 | 1661-1673 | 1 |
| Yasunaga康永 | 1661-1673 | 1 |
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 accepted within 7 days of arrival if item is unchanged from condition at time of sale; customer bears return shipping for personal-reason returns, company covers errors/shipping damage.
This is a wakizashi made by Yasunaga of Settsu province during the Shinto period. The blade features a wide notare hamon with deep nioiguchi and ashi. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchmei · Ishido · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 47.7cm · sori 9cm
Shinto · Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
Where Yasunaga stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Shinto · Settsu
2 pieces on the market now
Settsu Province, and Osaka in particular, gathered the smiths the setsumei group under the name Osaka Ishido (大坂石堂). " Within that movement the setsumei trace a clear chain of teaching. Bicchu no Kami Yasuhiro stood at the head of the Kishu group, his followers sharing the "yasu"[[c:1]] element in their names; Kawachi no Kami Yasunaga, styled Hachizaemon, studied under Yasuhiro, moved from Kishu to Osaka, and took the title Kawachi no Kami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nagayuki長幸 | 1673-1681 | 10 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1661-1690 | 0 |
| Sukekuni祐國 | 1661-1673 | 1 |
| Yasunaga康永 | 1661-1673 | 1 |
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 accepted within 7 days of arrival if item is unchanged from condition at time of sale; customer bears return shipping for personal-reason returns, company covers errors/shipping damage.
