This katana is signed Mutsu no Kami Kaneyasu, a smith who moved from Yamato to Osaka in the early Edo period. This blade was made around the Kanbun era. It features a wide body, deep both districts, thick stacking, and a strong appearance with a medium tip.
NihontoWatchmei · Shoho (1644-1648) · nagasa 70.8cm · sori 1.39cm
Yamato-den · Settsu · around 1624-1655
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
5 pieces on the market now
Yamato-den · Yamato
24 pieces on the market now
The setsumei of the Monju (文珠) line all gather around a single figure: Shigekuni (重国), the smith better known by the appellation Nanki Shigekuni (南紀重国). The records describe him as originally of Yamato Province and a late offshoot of the Tegai group (Tegai-ha)[[c:1]], whose common name was Kurōsaburō. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Shigekuni重國 | 1596-1630 | 59 |
| Shigekuni重國 | 1655-1673 | 3 |
| Masazane正真 | — | 1 |
| Kanetsugu包次 | 1596-1615 | 0 |
| Kaneyasu包保 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This katana is signed Mutsu no Kami Kaneyasu, a smith who moved from Yamato to Osaka in the early Edo period. This blade was made around the Kanbun era. It features a wide body, deep both districts, thick stacking, and a strong appearance with a medium tip.
NihontoWatchmei · Shoho (1644-1648) · nagasa 70.8cm · sori 1.39cm
Yamato-den · Settsu · around 1624-1655
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
5 pieces on the market now
Yamato-den · Yamato
24 pieces on the market now
The setsumei of the Monju (文珠) line all gather around a single figure: Shigekuni (重国), the smith better known by the appellation Nanki Shigekuni (南紀重国). The records describe him as originally of Yamato Province and a late offshoot of the Tegai group (Tegai-ha)[[c:1]], whose common name was Kurōsaburō. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Shigekuni重國 | 1596-1630 | 59 |
| Shigekuni重國 | 1655-1673 | 3 |
| Masazane正真 | — | 1 |
| Kanetsugu包次 | 1596-1615 | 0 |
| Kaneyasu包保 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
