This antique Japanese Katana was signed by Kawachi-no-Kami Kanesada in the 9th year of the Kanbun era (1669), an early Edo period smith. He was a descendant of the Tegai School founder, Tegai Kanenaga, and served the Tsuchiya Kazunao. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, and koshirae.
NihontoWatchmei · Tegai · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 69.6cm · sori 1.7cm
Yamato · around 1673-1681
Tōken Taikan top 76%
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 antique Japanese Katana was signed by Kawachi-no-Kami Kanesada in the 9th year of the Kanbun era (1669), an early Edo period smith. He was a descendant of the Tegai School founder, Tegai Kanenaga, and served the Tsuchiya Kazunao. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, and koshirae.
NihontoWatchmei · Tegai · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 69.6cm · sori 1.7cm
Yamato · around 1673-1681
Tōken Taikan top 76%
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.
