This is a wakizashi from the Fukuoka Ichimonji school, dating back to the 1200s. It is in the modified form known as Nagamaki Naoshi, a common alteration for long polearms from the Koto period. The blade features flamboyant O choji midare and outstanding utsuri, making it an excellent study piece.
NihontoWatchmumei · Fukuoka Ichimonji · Kamakura · nagasa 41cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
At Fukuoka in Bizen, in the opening decades of the Kamakura period, the smiths who cut the single character ichi (一) above their signatures gathered into the line that bears the village name. The published sources name Norimune as the founder, one of the goban-kaji summoned in monthly rotation to the forge of the retired Emperor Go-Toba, and Nobufusa among the same court roster a generation alongside him. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukezane助眞 | 1264-1275 | 42 |
| Yoshifusa吉房 | 1247-1249 | 45 |
| Norimune則宗 | 1184-1185 | 8 |
| Yoshihira吉平 | 1243-1247 | 17 |
| Tamekiyo爲清 | 1213-1219 | 6 |
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 site
This is a wakizashi from the Fukuoka Ichimonji school, dating back to the 1200s. It is in the modified form known as Nagamaki Naoshi, a common alteration for long polearms from the Koto period. The blade features flamboyant O choji midare and outstanding utsuri, making it an excellent study piece.
NihontoWatchmumei · Fukuoka Ichimonji · Kamakura · nagasa 41cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
At Fukuoka in Bizen, in the opening decades of the Kamakura period, the smiths who cut the single character ichi (一) above their signatures gathered into the line that bears the village name. The published sources name Norimune as the founder, one of the goban-kaji summoned in monthly rotation to the forge of the retired Emperor Go-Toba, and Nobufusa among the same court roster a generation alongside him. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukezane助眞 | 1264-1275 | 42 |
| Yoshifusa吉房 | 1247-1249 | 45 |
| Norimune則宗 | 1184-1185 | 8 |
| Yoshihira吉平 | 1243-1247 | 17 |
| Tamekiyo爲清 | 1213-1219 | 6 |
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 site
