This katana is by Nagasuna, a student of the 1st generation Tadayoshi, also known as Kitamura Kakiemon or 'Deaf Nagasuna'. It features a hamon based on gunome with mixed choji, characteristic of the Osaka Shinto style. The blade comes with koshirae and is certified Tokubetsu Hozon by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Osaka Shinto · Shinto · nagasa 75.15cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 37%
3 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.
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 siteCustomer-initiated returns accepted within two days of arrival; return shipping paid by customer and fees non-refundable. Returns/refunds unavailable for overseas deliveries.
This katana is by Nagasuna, a student of the 1st generation Tadayoshi, also known as Kitamura Kakiemon or 'Deaf Nagasuna'. It features a hamon based on gunome with mixed choji, characteristic of the Osaka Shinto style. The blade comes with koshirae and is certified Tokubetsu Hozon by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Osaka Shinto · Shinto · nagasa 75.15cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 37%
3 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.
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 siteCustomer-initiated returns accepted within two days of arrival; return shipping paid by customer and fees non-refundable. Returns/refunds unavailable for overseas deliveries.
