Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This antique Japanese katana features a kiritsuke mei (cut-in signature) by Hyoshinshi Hideyo, attributing the original blade to Soushu Jyu Sukehiro from the late Muromachi period. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate and includes koshirae. The blade exhibits some noticeable Kitae kizu and black rust.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Soshu · Muromachi · nagasa 64.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Sagami · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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 features a kiritsuke mei (cut-in signature) by Hyoshinshi Hideyo, attributing the original blade to Soushu Jyu Sukehiro from the late Muromachi period. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate and includes koshirae. The blade exhibits some noticeable Kitae kizu and black rust.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Soshu · Muromachi · nagasa 64.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Sagami · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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.
