This antique Japanese Katana is attributed to a member of the Jyumyo school from the Ka-Ei era (1848-1855), a lineage known for its longevity and prized by samurai. The blade features exquisite Horimono (engravings) of Fudō Myō-ō riding a dragon and a Kurikara-ken, symbolizing protection and spiritual strength. It comes with an NTHK Kanteisho certificate, shirasaya, and traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmumei · Jyumyo · Shin-shinto · nagasa 69.5cm · sori 2.21cm
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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 attributed to a member of the Jyumyo school from the Ka-Ei era (1848-1855), a lineage known for its longevity and prized by samurai. The blade features exquisite Horimono (engravings) of Fudō Myō-ō riding a dragon and a Kurikara-ken, symbolizing protection and spiritual strength. It comes with an NTHK Kanteisho certificate, shirasaya, and traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmumei · Jyumyo · Shin-shinto · nagasa 69.5cm · sori 2.21cm
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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.
