This is an important ceremonial Kazari-tachi from the Aoyama daimyō clan, dating to the late Edo period. The blade, signed Morishige (Osafune Morishige), is from the Muromachi period, while the koshirae is certified Jūyō Tōsogu by the NBTHK. It features gilded metal parts and the Aoyama family kamon, including the imperial chrysanthemum.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Osafune · Edo · nagasa 47.3cm
Osafune
Edo
Bizen
Signed
Jūyō #63 (NBTHK)
Period-Attributed
A blade of top-grade workmanship and condition, formally judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin). Awarded only at the NBTHK’s competitive annual examination.
Of Japan’s roughly 2.5 million registered swords, only 12,358 (about 1 in 202) have ever attained Jūyō.
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 siteThis is an important ceremonial Kazari-tachi from the Aoyama daimyō clan, dating to the late Edo period. The blade, signed Morishige (Osafune Morishige), is from the Muromachi period, while the koshirae is certified Jūyō Tōsogu by the NBTHK. It features gilded metal parts and the Aoyama family kamon, including the imperial chrysanthemum.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Osafune · Edo · nagasa 47.3cm
Osafune
Edo
Bizen
Signed
Jūyō #63 (NBTHK)
Period-Attributed
A blade of top-grade workmanship and condition, formally judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin). Awarded only at the NBTHK’s competitive annual examination.
Of Japan’s roughly 2.5 million registered swords, only 12,358 (about 1 in 202) have ever attained Jūyō.
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 site
