This is an antique Wakizashi from the Bakumatsu Edo period, signed by Kawai Hisayuki. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, indicating its high historical and artistic value. The sword features a detailed koshirae with a fisherman and plovers on the Fuchi-Kashira, carving nuts on the Menuki, and a butterfly and cherry blossom openwork Tsuba.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.7cm · sori 0.6cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 is an antique Wakizashi from the Bakumatsu Edo period, signed by Kawai Hisayuki. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, indicating its high historical and artistic value. The sword features a detailed koshirae with a fisherman and plovers on the Fuchi-Kashira, carving nuts on the Menuki, and a butterfly and cherry blossom openwork Tsuba.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 39.7cm · sori 0.6cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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.
