This katana was made by Kijyu Norimitsu of the Yamato Monju school during the Shinto period. The blade features a Toranmidare hamon with deep nioi, kinsuji, and sunagashi. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Yamato Monju · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 71.6cm · sori 1.8cm
Yamato-den · Yamato · around 1673-1713
2 pieces on the market now
Where Norimitsu stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
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Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Yamato-den · Yamato
3 pieces on the market now
The blades gathered here belong to a single Edo-period line rather than an old Yamato workshop. Their maker signs 紀充, a name read in the registers as Kijū, Kishū, Kimitsugu, and Norimitsu, and he is recorded as Tsutsui Etchū-no-Kami Nyūdō. The setsumei place him as the son of Etchū-no-Kami Kanekuni, who in turn studied under the first-generation Tanba-no-Kami Yoshimichi of Ōsaka; one entry instead names his father as Tsutsui Echizen-no-Kami Kunisada, the same Ōsaka Shintō milieu. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kiju紀充 | 1688-1720 | 4 |
| Norimitsu紀充 | 1673-1713 | 1 |
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/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This katana was made by Kijyu Norimitsu of the Yamato Monju school during the Shinto period. The blade features a Toranmidare hamon with deep nioi, kinsuji, and sunagashi. It is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Yamato Monju · Enpo (1673-1681) · nagasa 71.6cm · sori 1.8cm
Yamato-den · Yamato · around 1673-1713
2 pieces on the market now
Where Norimitsu stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades
Yamato-den · Yamato
3 pieces on the market now
The blades gathered here belong to a single Edo-period line rather than an old Yamato workshop. Their maker signs 紀充, a name read in the registers as Kijū, Kishū, Kimitsugu, and Norimitsu, and he is recorded as Tsutsui Etchū-no-Kami Nyūdō. The setsumei place him as the son of Etchū-no-Kami Kanekuni, who in turn studied under the first-generation Tanba-no-Kami Yoshimichi of Ōsaka; one entry instead names his father as Tsutsui Echizen-no-Kami Kunisada, the same Ōsaka Shintō milieu. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kiju紀充 | 1688-1720 | 4 |
| Norimitsu紀充 | 1673-1713 | 1 |
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/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
