Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This is a riveting katana attributed to Kanenori of the San’ami school in Mino province, active during the Eishô period (1504-1521). It features a brilliant gunome-chôji-midare hamon and a gold-inlaid cutting test inscription from 1642. The blade comes with a shirasaya bearing a Hon'ami Chôshiki sayagaki and a museum-grade Edo period uchigatana-koshirae.
NihontoWatchmumei · San’ami (三阿弥) · Tenmon (1532-1555) · nagasa 64.7cm · sori 1.4cm
Mino · around 1532-1555
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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 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 riveting katana attributed to Kanenori of the San’ami school in Mino province, active during the Eishô period (1504-1521). It features a brilliant gunome-chôji-midare hamon and a gold-inlaid cutting test inscription from 1642. The blade comes with a shirasaya bearing a Hon'ami Chôshiki sayagaki and a museum-grade Edo period uchigatana-koshirae.
NihontoWatchmumei · San’ami (三阿弥) · Tenmon (1532-1555) · nagasa 64.7cm · sori 1.4cm
Mino · around 1532-1555
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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 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.
