Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTokucho: He also signed as Oite Hokuetsu Yojo Yoshiaki and others, and there are swords made in Musashi no Kuni and Echigo.
Certificate reading — 銘 川崎金四郎義明 文久二年八月日
NihontoWatchYoshiaki義明
Offered by Samurai Shokai
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Shimotsuke · around 1865-1868
Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 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.)
¥450,000