This is a naginata made by Ishido Suketoshi of Heianjo during the Edo period. The blade features a flamboyant choji midare hamon with ara-nie and kinsuji. It has a lotus flower carving on the front and comes with an old naginata koshirae with raden inlay.
NihontoWatchmei · Ishido · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 51.5cm · sori 2.8cm
Yamashiro · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece 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 the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
This is a naginata made by Ishido Suketoshi of Heianjo during the Edo period. The blade features a flamboyant choji midare hamon with ara-nie and kinsuji. It has a lotus flower carving on the front and comes with an old naginata koshirae with raden inlay.
NihontoWatchmei · Ishido · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 51.5cm · sori 2.8cm
Yamashiro · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece 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 the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
