This early to mid-Edo period katana is attributed to the Shimada school, active in Suruga province. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate for the blade and a Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu Certificate for its koshirae. The blade measures 68.0 cm in cutting edge length with a curvature of 1.2 cm.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新刀島田）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shimada · Shinto · nagasa 68cm · sori 1.2cm
Soshu-den · Suruga
14 pieces on the market now
The Shimada school (島田) took its name from its base in Suruga Province, where it worked from the mid-Muromachi period along the Tōkaidō between the Mino hearths and the late Sōshū smiths of neighboring Sagami. The published sources place its founding generation in the Kōshō (or Kyōshō) era and trace its principal names without interruption down into the shintō period, with the same names continuing as late as the shinshintō era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1492-1504 | 7 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1455-1526 | 4 |
| Sukemune助宗 | 1444-1449 | 5 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1573-1592 | 3 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1394-1428 | 2 |
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 siteReturns/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.
This early to mid-Edo period katana is attributed to the Shimada school, active in Suruga province. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate for the blade and a Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu Certificate for its koshirae. The blade measures 68.0 cm in cutting edge length with a curvature of 1.2 cm.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新刀島田）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shimada · Shinto · nagasa 68cm · sori 1.2cm
Soshu-den · Suruga
14 pieces on the market now
The Shimada school (島田) took its name from its base in Suruga Province, where it worked from the mid-Muromachi period along the Tōkaidō between the Mino hearths and the late Sōshū smiths of neighboring Sagami. The published sources place its founding generation in the Kōshō (or Kyōshō) era and trace its principal names without interruption down into the shintō period, with the same names continuing as late as the shinshintō era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1492-1504 | 7 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1455-1526 | 4 |
| Sukemune助宗 | 1444-1449 | 5 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1573-1592 | 3 |
| Yoshisuke義助 | 1394-1428 | 2 |
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 siteReturns/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.
