This antique Japanese Katana is signed by Etshu Tsuruga Ju Kaneshige and dates to the second year of the Genji era (1864), the end of the Edo period. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and high quality. The blade features a cutting edge length of 74.6 cm and is accompanied by a full koshirae mounting and shirasaya case.
Certificate reading — 銘 越州敦賀住金重 元治二乙丑年二月吉日
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Seki · Shin-shinto · nagasa 74.6cm · sori 0.9cm
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 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 antique Japanese Katana is signed by Etshu Tsuruga Ju Kaneshige and dates to the second year of the Genji era (1864), the end of the Edo period. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and high quality. The blade features a cutting edge length of 74.6 cm and is accompanied by a full koshirae mounting and shirasaya case.
Certificate reading — 銘 越州敦賀住金重 元治二乙丑年二月吉日
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Seki · Shin-shinto · nagasa 74.6cm · sori 0.9cm
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 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.
