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 is signed by Masataka, also known as Tenryuji Masataka, a renowned swordsmith from the late Edo period (Tenpo era, 1831-1845 A.D.). The blade has a cutting edge length of 75.0 cm and a curvature of 1.3 cm. It comes with both koshirae mountings and a shirasaya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate for both the blade and the mountings.
NihontoWatchmei · Bunsei (1818-1830) · nagasa 75cm · sori 1.3cm
Settsu · around 1818-1845
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
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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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
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