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.
This antique Japanese Katana, forged by Kanesaki in the early-mid Edo period, is signed and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate. The blade, measuring 69.2 cm in length with a curvature of 1.5 cm, was likely made by the second or third generation of Kanesaki, who served the Mori clan in the Tsuyama domain. It features characteristics of both Mino-DEN and Bizen-DEN traditions and is accompanied by a beautiful set of Koshirae with auspicious plant and wave patterns.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino-den · Meireki (1655-1658) · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.5cm
Mimasaka · around 1688-1704
Tōken Taikan top 95%
1 piece on the market now
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.
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, forged by Kanesaki in the early-mid Edo period, is signed and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate. The blade, measuring 69.2 cm in length with a curvature of 1.5 cm, was likely made by the second or third generation of Kanesaki, who served the Mori clan in the Tsuyama domain. It features characteristics of both Mino-DEN and Bizen-DEN traditions and is accompanied by a beautiful set of Koshirae with auspicious plant and wave patterns.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino-den · Meireki (1655-1658) · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.5cm
Mimasaka · around 1688-1704
Tōken Taikan top 95%
1 piece on the market now
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.
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.
