This antique Japanese katana is signed by Fujiwara Hisayuki, a swordsmith active at the end of the Edo period (1841). Hisayuki, also known as Kawai Hisayuki, was a high-ranking samurai who also forged sharp and practical swords, often with a straight tempering line. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, koshirae, and a traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmei · Hosokawa Masayoshi · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 76cm · sori 2.8cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 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 Fujiwara Hisayuki, a swordsmith active at the end of the Edo period (1841). Hisayuki, also known as Kawai Hisayuki, was a high-ranking samurai who also forged sharp and practical swords, often with a straight tempering line. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, koshirae, and a traditional sword carrying case.
NihontoWatchmei · Hosokawa Masayoshi · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 76cm · sori 2.8cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 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.
