This is a katana by Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro, a representative swordsmith from Kisyu Sekido. The blade features a suguha and gunomemidare hamon with nie and sunanagashi. It comes with a koshirae featuring a copper habaki, iron tsuba, shibuichi fuchi-kashira, and red copper menuki, as well as a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm
Kii · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
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 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 katana by Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro, a representative swordsmith from Kisyu Sekido. The blade features a suguha and gunomemidare hamon with nie and sunanagashi. It comes with a koshirae featuring a copper habaki, iron tsuba, shibuichi fuchi-kashira, and red copper menuki, as well as a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm
Kii · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
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 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.
