Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This antique Japanese Katana was forged by Fujiwara Kanesaki in the early Edo period. Kanesaki, a top-tier Mino-den swordsmith, served the Ikeda clan in Tottori province. The blade comes with a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, a red scabbard, and intricate koshirae featuring Ichimatsu and cherry blossom patterns.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino-den · Genki (1570-1573) · nagasa 72.5cm · sori 2.5cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 pieces on the market now
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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 Japanese Katana was forged by Fujiwara Kanesaki in the early Edo period. Kanesaki, a top-tier Mino-den swordsmith, served the Ikeda clan in Tottori province. The blade comes with a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, a red scabbard, and intricate koshirae featuring Ichimatsu and cherry blossom patterns.
NihontoWatchmei · Mino-den · Genki (1570-1573) · nagasa 72.5cm · sori 2.5cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 pieces on the market now
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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.
![Wakizashi - by Kanesaki - Sold: Magnificent Wakizashi - Mumei Inshu Kanesaki, Early Edo Period, with Toensha Jojosaku Kanteisho - [38.8cm, 1 shaku 2 sun 8 bu, 717g with saya] - Price 290,000 JPY - YW-08](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Flisting-images%2Ftoken-hasegawa%2FL640913%2F00.jpg&w=2560&q=90)
