This katana is a reshaped ō-naginata from the Katayama Ichimonji school, dating back to the mid to late Kamakura period. The blade features a prominent midare-utsuri and a flamboyant chōji-midare hamon with a tight nioiguchi. The powerful hada on the sashi-omote side represents the characteristic features of this school.
NihontoWatchmumei · Katayama Ichimonji · Kamakura
Bizen-den · Bitchu
1 piece on the market now
The Katayama Ichimonji school arose when Norifusa of the Fukuoka Ichimonji lineage relocated to Katayama during the mid-Kamakura period. While the place name "Katayama" has traditionally been identified with Bitchū Province, recent scholarship has advanced the theory that it may instead refer to Katayama in the vicinity of Fukuoka in Bizen Province, inviting further investigation. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Norifusa則房 | 1249-1256 | 38 |
| Kageshige景重 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Nobutsugu延次 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
| Noritsune則常 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Sanetoshi眞利 | 1260-1261 | 0 |
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 site
This katana is a reshaped ō-naginata from the Katayama Ichimonji school, dating back to the mid to late Kamakura period. The blade features a prominent midare-utsuri and a flamboyant chōji-midare hamon with a tight nioiguchi. The powerful hada on the sashi-omote side represents the characteristic features of this school.
NihontoWatchmumei · Katayama Ichimonji · Kamakura
Bizen-den · Bitchu
1 piece on the market now
The Katayama Ichimonji school arose when Norifusa of the Fukuoka Ichimonji lineage relocated to Katayama during the mid-Kamakura period. While the place name "Katayama" has traditionally been identified with Bitchū Province, recent scholarship has advanced the theory that it may instead refer to Katayama in the vicinity of Fukuoka in Bizen Province, inviting further investigation. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Norifusa則房 | 1249-1256 | 38 |
| Kageshige景重 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Nobutsugu延次 | 1278-1288 | 0 |
| Noritsune則常 | 1394-1428 | 0 |
| Sanetoshi眞利 | 1260-1261 | 0 |
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 site
