Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This antique Japanese katana is attributed to Naka Kawachi, referring to the second-generation Kunisuke, a prominent Osaka Shinto smith active in the early Edo period (1658–1673). The blade comes with a complete koshirae featuring a detailed 'Kassen-zu' (battle scene) design, likely inspired by the Genpei Kassen. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（中河内）
NihontoWatchmumei · Osaka Shinto · Edo · nagasa 73.9cm · sori 2.1cm
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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.
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.
¥850,000
This antique Japanese katana is attributed to Naka Kawachi, referring to the second-generation Kunisuke, a prominent Osaka Shinto smith active in the early Edo period (1658–1673). The blade comes with a complete koshirae featuring a detailed 'Kassen-zu' (battle scene) design, likely inspired by the Genpei Kassen. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（中河内）
NihontoWatchmumei · Osaka Shinto · Edo · nagasa 73.9cm · sori 2.1cm
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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.
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.
¥850,000
