This hirazukuri wakizashi, though unsigned, is attributed to the renowned Shinto-period smith Jumyo, active around the Kanbun era (1661) in Mino province. It features a classic, elegant form with a slightly wide moto-haba that tapers towards the tip. The blade exhibits a bright and powerful jigane with ko-itame mixed with mokume, and a vibrant hamon of gunome-midare with sharp points, rich in kinsuji and nie.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新刀寿命）
NihontoWatchmumei · Shinto · nagasa 33.8cm · sori 0.4cm
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.
This hirazukuri wakizashi, though unsigned, is attributed to the renowned Shinto-period smith Jumyo, active around the Kanbun era (1661) in Mino province. It features a classic, elegant form with a slightly wide moto-haba that tapers towards the tip. The blade exhibits a bright and powerful jigane with ko-itame mixed with mokume, and a vibrant hamon of gunome-midare with sharp points, rich in kinsuji and nie.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新刀寿命）
NihontoWatchmumei · Shinto · nagasa 33.8cm · sori 0.4cm
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.
