This is a wakizashi by Kawai Hisayuki, who was also known as Kawai Kametaro. He studied under Hosokawa Masayoshi and Ikkansai Yoshihiro, producing highly regarded works. The blade is dated Ansei 4 (1857) and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certification.
Certificate reading — 銘 幕府士藤原久幸七十二歳作之 安政四年二月瀧本幸連好之
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.1cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns possible within 3 days of arrival. Customer pays return shipping and bank transfer fees. Excluded: condition differs from sale, 3+ days passed, overseas delivery, in-store purchases, and deposit transactions.
This is a wakizashi by Kawai Hisayuki, who was also known as Kawai Kametaro. He studied under Hosokawa Masayoshi and Ikkansai Yoshihiro, producing highly regarded works. The blade is dated Ansei 4 (1857) and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certification.
Certificate reading — 銘 幕府士藤原久幸七十二歳作之 安政四年二月瀧本幸連好之
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.1cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns possible within 3 days of arrival. Customer pays return shipping and bank transfer fees. Excluded: condition differs from sale, 3+ days passed, overseas delivery, in-store purchases, and deposit transactions.
