This is a wakizashi made by Yasushige of Bushu (Musashi Province), a representative smith of the Shimohara school. The blade measures 49.3cm in length with a curvature of 1.2cm. It comes with a koshirae featuring a shark skin saya and a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Shimohara · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 49.3cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1624-1644
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 77%
1 piece 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 siteThree-day cooling-off period from receipt for refund or exchange. Return shipping and transfer fees are customer responsibility. Items showing use or condition changes are non-returnable.
This is a wakizashi made by Yasushige of Bushu (Musashi Province), a representative smith of the Shimohara school. The blade measures 49.3cm in length with a curvature of 1.2cm. It comes with a koshirae featuring a shark skin saya and a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Shimohara · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 49.3cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1624-1644
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 77%
1 piece 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 siteThree-day cooling-off period from receipt for refund or exchange. Return shipping and transfer fees are customer responsibility. Items showing use or condition changes are non-returnable.
![Wakizashi - by Yasushige - Attributed to Yasushige, Musashi [unknown] Jū Naiki Yasu[unknown] - Pre-sale of item pending appraisal, Nagasa 60.1cm, Sori 1.3cm, in Shirasaya, Uncertified, Sold As-Is](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Flisting-images%2Fyazawa-shokai%2FL643073%2F00.jpg&w=2560&q=90)
