NihontoWatchCharacteristics: Shinano no Kuni Kiyoyuki, whose real name was Furukawa Nobuo, studied under Miyairi Kiyohira (Kiyomune) starting in 1972 (Showa 47) after graduating from university, received approval to manufacture swords from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 1978 (Showa 53), and in 1987 (Showa 62), received the Kanzan Sho, a special prize, at the Shinsaku Meito Ten (currently the Gendai Toshoku Ten). In 1981 (Showa 56), he established a forge in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, and thereafter won numerous special prizes and excellence awards at the same exhibition. In recognition of these achievements, Furukawa Kiyoyuki was designated as an Intangible Cultural Property of Suzaka City in 2007 (Heisei 19). In 2009 (Heisei 21), he received the Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Chairman's Award, the highest prize at the Shinsaku Meito Ten, and was granted the title of Mukansa Tosho in the same year. He passed away in 2015 (Heisei 27) at the age of 67.
Certificate reading — 銘 信濃國清行 平成元年仲冬
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Shokai
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Shinano · around 1978-2015
1 piece on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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 siteReturns are possible within 3 days of the item's arrival; however, cooling-off may not apply if any of the notes below applies. Notes: - The item's condition differs from the time of sale - 3 or more days have passed since the item's arrival - A trade-in item was part of the purchase - Items delivered overseas cannot be returned - The item was purchased in our shop - Return shipping and the bank transfer fee for the refund are at the customer's expense Please also note that bank transfer fees, credit card fees and cash-on-delivery fees cannot be refunded. (Refunds for credit card, cash-on-delivery and similar payments are made after the payment has reached us.)
¥800,000