This antique katana, signed by Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka, dates to the early Edo period and was forged in Echizen province. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and high quality. The sword features a complete koshirae mounting with dragon motifs and a Yotsu-Mokkou-shaped tsuba depicting a moonlit night.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Seki · Tenna (1681-1684) · nagasa 74cm · sori 1.5cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 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 katana, signed by Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka, dates to the early Edo period and was forged in Echizen province. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and high quality. The sword features a complete koshirae mounting with dragon motifs and a Yotsu-Mokkou-shaped tsuba depicting a moonlit night.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Seki · Tenna (1681-1684) · nagasa 74cm · sori 1.5cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 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.
