This is a katana by Bungo no Kami Masatomi, a smith who relocated from Mino to Owari in the early Edo period. The blade features a brilliant choji-midare hamon with sunagashi and high yakidaka, showcasing exceptional vitality and refinement. It comes with an Edo-period koshirae themed around the ocean, including an Echizen Kinai School tsuba and Heike warrior crab menuki, and is accompanied by four certificates of authenticity.
NihontoWatchmei · Owari (mino-Trained) · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 60.4cm · sori 1.4cm
Owari · around 1673-1681
4 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteAll swords come with a three-day inspection period beginning from the date of delivery. If not satisfied, the sword may be returned within this period for a full refund of the purchase price. Outside of this period, all sales are final. Swords purchased on a layaway payment plan are not eligible for the three-day inspection period.
This is a katana by Bungo no Kami Masatomi, a smith who relocated from Mino to Owari in the early Edo period. The blade features a brilliant choji-midare hamon with sunagashi and high yakidaka, showcasing exceptional vitality and refinement. It comes with an Edo-period koshirae themed around the ocean, including an Echizen Kinai School tsuba and Heike warrior crab menuki, and is accompanied by four certificates of authenticity.
NihontoWatchmei · Owari (mino-Trained) · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 60.4cm · sori 1.4cm
Owari · around 1673-1681
4 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteAll swords come with a three-day inspection period beginning from the date of delivery. If not satisfied, the sword may be returned within this period for a full refund of the purchase price. Outside of this period, all sales are final. Swords purchased on a layaway payment plan are not eligible for the three-day inspection period.
