This antique Japanese katana is signed by Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna, a smith of the Shimosaka School in Echizen Province during the early Edo period. He was an apprentice of Echizen Kanetane and received the honorable title of Sagami no Kami. The blade comes with a Koshirae mounting and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Shimosaka · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm · sori 1.3cm
Shimosaka Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna
Edo
Echizen
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Echizen · around 1648-1652
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
2 pieces on the market now
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 Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna, a smith of the Shimosaka School in Echizen Province during the early Edo period. He was an apprentice of Echizen Kanetane and received the honorable title of Sagami no Kami. The blade comes with a Koshirae mounting and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Shimosaka · Edo · nagasa 71.5cm · sori 1.3cm
Shimosaka Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna
Edo
Echizen
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Echizen · around 1648-1652
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
