This katana, signed by Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka, dates to the early Edo period and was forged in Echizen province. Kanenaka, a descendant of Magoroku Kanemoto, held the honorable title of Musashi no Kami, indicating his high skill. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, affirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 0.45cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
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.
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 katana, signed by Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Kanenaka, dates to the early Edo period and was forged in Echizen province. Kanenaka, a descendant of Magoroku Kanemoto, held the honorable title of Musashi no Kami, indicating his high skill. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, affirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 0.45cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
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.
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.
