This antique Katana is signed by Nanki Jyu Fujiwara Kunimitsu, forged during the Ansei era (1855-1860) at the end of the Edo period. It comes with an NTHK Kanteisho Certificate, confirming its authenticity and attribution. The blade, measuring 69.4 cm in length with a curvature of 1.5 cm, is housed in a shirasaya and is in good condition, reflecting its historical significance from a tumultuous period in Japanese history.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 69.4cm · sori 1.5cm
Kii (Wakayama) · Edo
1 piece on the market now
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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 is signed by Nanki Jyu Fujiwara Kunimitsu, forged during the Ansei era (1855-1860) at the end of the Edo period. It comes with an NTHK Kanteisho Certificate, confirming its authenticity and attribution. The blade, measuring 69.4 cm in length with a curvature of 1.5 cm, is housed in a shirasaya and is in good condition, reflecting its historical significance from a tumultuous period in Japanese history.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 69.4cm · sori 1.5cm
Kii (Wakayama) · Edo
1 piece on the market now
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Returns/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.
