Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis antique katana is signed by Mutsu no Kami Tachibana Tameyasu, a prominent smith of the Kishu Ishido and Osaka Ishido schools during the early Edo period (Kanbun-Enpo era, 1661-1681). The blade comes with a full koshirae mounting featuring plant and dragon motifs, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value. The sword was forged in Settsu (Osaka) and is a well-preserved example of the smith's work.
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Museum
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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.
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