This is a signed wakizashi by Jumyo, a renowned smithing lineage active from the late Kamakura period to the end of the Edo period. The blade is certified as Hozon Token by the NBTHK. While appraised as Shinto, its two-character signature and overall appearance give it an impression closer to a Koto blade from the border of old and new eras. The blade has old polish and shows some minor scratches, tiny nicks, and rust, which should be reviewed in the photos.
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Mino-den · Owari · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteThis is a signed wakizashi by Jumyo, a renowned smithing lineage active from the late Kamakura period to the end of the Edo period. The blade is certified as Hozon Token by the NBTHK. While appraised as Shinto, its two-character signature and overall appearance give it an impression closer to a Koto blade from the border of old and new eras. The blade has old polish and shows some minor scratches, tiny nicks, and rust, which should be reviewed in the photos.
NihontoWatchMino-den · Owari · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 site
