This is a superb tanto attributed to Shintogo Kunihiro, a master smith from the late Kamakura period, designated as a 20th Juyo Token by the NBTHK in 1971. It features a well-forged jitetsu with flowing grain and a fine suguha hamon with abundant nie and kinsuji. The blade has intricate carvings on both sides and comes with a gold-plated double habaki and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Koto · nagasa 26.2cm
Sagami · around 1312-1317
1 piece on the market now
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 12,307 (about 1 in 203) 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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is a superb tanto attributed to Shintogo Kunihiro, a master smith from the late Kamakura period, designated as a 20th Juyo Token by the NBTHK in 1971. It features a well-forged jitetsu with flowing grain and a fine suguha hamon with abundant nie and kinsuji. The blade has intricate carvings on both sides and comes with a gold-plated double habaki and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Koto · nagasa 26.2cm
Sagami · around 1312-1317
1 piece on the market now
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 12,307 (about 1 in 203) 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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.