Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
This is a tanto attributed to Aizu Michitatsu, a prominent smith of the Aizu Shin-Shinto school. It comes with a Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK and is accompanied by an aikuchi koshirae featuring arrow-motif fittings. The koshirae includes a kozuka blade signed Ozaki Gengouemon Suketaka and a kozuka handle signed Goto Ichijo.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新々刀会津道辰）
NihontoWatchmumei · Aizu · Shin-shinto · nagasa 18.8cm
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
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.
¥600,000
This is a tanto attributed to Aizu Michitatsu, a prominent smith of the Aizu Shin-Shinto school. It comes with a Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK and is accompanied by an aikuchi koshirae featuring arrow-motif fittings. The koshirae includes a kozuka blade signed Ozaki Gengouemon Suketaka and a kozuka handle signed Goto Ichijo.
Certificate reading — 無銘（新々刀会津道辰）
NihontoWatchmumei · Aizu · Shin-shinto · nagasa 18.8cm
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
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.
¥600,000
