This antique Japanese Wakizashi is attributed to Daido, a swordsmith from Mino Province active during the late Muromachi period, specifically around the Bunroku era (1592–1596). The blade comes with an NTHK Kanteisho certificate, confirming its attribution to Mutsu no Kami Daido, a renowned smith who founded the Mishina school. It is presented in a shirasaya case and includes a traditional sword carrying bag and maintenance kit.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Mishina · Momoyama · nagasa 36.3cm · sori 0.6cm
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This antique Japanese Wakizashi is attributed to Daido, a swordsmith from Mino Province active during the late Muromachi period, specifically around the Bunroku era (1592–1596). The blade comes with an NTHK Kanteisho certificate, confirming its attribution to Mutsu no Kami Daido, a renowned smith who founded the Mishina school. It is presented in a shirasaya case and includes a traditional sword carrying bag and maintenance kit.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Mishina · Momoyama · nagasa 36.3cm · sori 0.6cm
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
