This is a magnificent katana by Fuyuhiro, boasting a nagasa of 72.4cm and weighing over 1000g. It features a large kissaki, wide motohaba, and thick kasane, characteristic of Keicho Shinto blades from the Momoyama period. The blade exhibits a finely forged ko-itame jigane with ji-nie, and a hamon of gunome mixed with notare, showing active nie and a sweeping boshi. It comes with a high-quality gold-plated habaki and is housed in a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 銘 若州住冬広作
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Momoyama · nagasa 72.4cm · sori 1.9cm
Soshu-den · Wakasa
5 pieces on the market now
The Fuyuhiro line worked at Obama in Wakasa Province, and the setsumei consistently trace its founder to Sagami. He is recorded as the son of the third-generation Hirotsugu of Sagami, said to have relocated to Obama around the Kōshō era (1455 to 1457), with one blade instead reporting that he studied under Tsunahiro of Sagami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1521-1568 | 5 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1487-1489 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1460-1466 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
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 sitePlease contact us promptly after the item's arrival. Except where the item is defective, we cannot accept returns. For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. In the case of a defective item, we bear the cost.
This is a magnificent katana by Fuyuhiro, boasting a nagasa of 72.4cm and weighing over 1000g. It features a large kissaki, wide motohaba, and thick kasane, characteristic of Keicho Shinto blades from the Momoyama period. The blade exhibits a finely forged ko-itame jigane with ji-nie, and a hamon of gunome mixed with notare, showing active nie and a sweeping boshi. It comes with a high-quality gold-plated habaki and is housed in a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 銘 若州住冬広作
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Momoyama · nagasa 72.4cm · sori 1.9cm
Soshu-den · Wakasa
5 pieces on the market now
The Fuyuhiro line worked at Obama in Wakasa Province, and the setsumei consistently trace its founder to Sagami. He is recorded as the son of the third-generation Hirotsugu of Sagami, said to have relocated to Obama around the Kōshō era (1455 to 1457), with one blade instead reporting that he studied under Tsunahiro of Sagami. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1521-1568 | 5 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1487-1489 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1460-1466 | 0 |
| Fuyuhiro冬廣 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
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 sitePlease contact us promptly after the item's arrival. Except where the item is defective, we cannot accept returns. For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. In the case of a defective item, we bear the cost.
