This is a rare signed wakizashi by Gimeisai Hirofusa, dated to 1858. It features a kamuri otoshi construction with a massive kissaki and a classic Bizen koshibiraki choji midare hamon. The sword holds NBTHK Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho and NTHK-NPO Yushusaku certifications, and comes with a custom koshirae featuring a koi-and-waterfall motif.
NihontoWatchmei · Mishina · Kaei (1848-1854) · nagasa 40.5cm · sori 1cm
Ise · around 1848-1867
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The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
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