Two courts, sixty years of war, and the most dramatic silhouettes in the sword’s history: broad blades, extended points, true ōdachi later cut down into the majestic katana collectors prize. The Sōshū manner was the style of the age.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchDisplay A Massive Omiyari with original Koshirae ,and newly made Shirasaya Wooden tag (obverse): Yamato no Kuni-jūnin Kanenao Masamitsu tsukuru (大和国住人包直昌光造) – “Made by Kanenao Masamitsu, resident of Yamato province” Blade length ~ 80.9 cm (31 7/8 in.) Yari (spear) Wooden tag (reverse): Storage 58 (五八庫), w/ koshirae No. 17,623 Paper tag: Signed on omote: Yamato no Kuni-jūnin Kanenao Masamitsu tsukuru (大和国住人包直昌光造) – “Made by Kanenao Masamitsu, resident of Yamato province” Signed on ura: Bunmei hachinen hachigatsu hi (文明八年八月日) – “On a day of the eighth month Bunmei eight (1476)” Ledger No. 3650; w/ koshirae Classification: ōmi-yari; blade length 80.5 cm (31 11/16 in.) Jūyō, Tokubetsu-Hozon, Hozon, or Hozon-Kai certification: None Registered with: Hyōgo Prefecture 4 11/3; Registration No. 12623 Issued on: July 21, 1954
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The Nanbokuchō period (1333 to 1392)
Two courts, sixty years of war, and the most dramatic silhouettes in the sword’s history: broad blades, extended points, true ōdachi later cut down into the majestic katana collectors prize. The Sōshū manner was the style of the age.
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 sitePrice on request