This katana is signed by Yoshitsugu, a smith from the Sanjo school who forged swords at Kurama-dera. It features a honzukuri-ianemune construction with an ubu-nakago, and a beautiful itame-hada mixed with masame, showing ji-nie and chikei with shiro-utsuri. The hamon is a combination of notare, gunome, and choji, with a soft nioi-guchi and fine ko-nie. The blade is bright and active, with bo-hi carvings on both sides. It comes with a shirasaya and a kuro-ro-nuri uchigatana koshirae, and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchmei · Sanjo · Muromachi · nagasa 60.2cm · sori 2.4cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro · around 1368-1375
Tōken Taikan top 31%
1 piece on the market now
Yamashiro-den · Kyoto
15 pieces on the market now
The Heianjō school (平安城) of swordsmiths represents the principal lineage of Kyōto sword production during the Muromachi period. "Heianjō" is the classical name for Kyōto (Heian-kyō), and the school's smiths — resident in the Sanjō district of the capital — signed variously with the 平安城 (Heianjō) and 三条 (Sanjō) prefixes, a usage that has often caused them to be confused with the far earlier Sanjō school of Munechika. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nagayoshi長吉 | 1469-1492 | 15 |
| Yoshinori吉則 | 1469-1487 | 3 |
| Nagayoshi長吉 | 1449-1452 | 0 |
| Nobusada信貞 | 1346-1370 | 0 |
| Yoshinaga吉長 | 1381-1384 | 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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
This katana is signed by Yoshitsugu, a smith from the Sanjo school who forged swords at Kurama-dera. It features a honzukuri-ianemune construction with an ubu-nakago, and a beautiful itame-hada mixed with masame, showing ji-nie and chikei with shiro-utsuri. The hamon is a combination of notare, gunome, and choji, with a soft nioi-guchi and fine ko-nie. The blade is bright and active, with bo-hi carvings on both sides. It comes with a shirasaya and a kuro-ro-nuri uchigatana koshirae, and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchmei · Sanjo · Muromachi · nagasa 60.2cm · sori 2.4cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro · around 1368-1375
Tōken Taikan top 31%
1 piece on the market now
Yamashiro-den · Kyoto
15 pieces on the market now
The Heianjō school (平安城) of swordsmiths represents the principal lineage of Kyōto sword production during the Muromachi period. "Heianjō" is the classical name for Kyōto (Heian-kyō), and the school's smiths — resident in the Sanjō district of the capital — signed variously with the 平安城 (Heianjō) and 三条 (Sanjō) prefixes, a usage that has often caused them to be confused with the far earlier Sanjō school of Munechika. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nagayoshi長吉 | 1469-1492 | 15 |
| Yoshinori吉則 | 1469-1487 | 3 |
| Nagayoshi長吉 | 1449-1452 | 0 |
| Nobusada信貞 | 1346-1370 | 0 |
| Yoshinaga吉長 | 1381-1384 | 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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
