This is an unsigned Wakizashi attributed to Naoeshizu, a group of smiths from Mino province active during the Nanbokucho period. It features a shobu-zukuri shape with a slightly thin kasane, a bo-hi on the omote, and a futasuji-hi on the ura. The jigane is a beautiful itame mixed with mokume, showing strong ji-kei, and the hamon is a nie-deki gunome and ko-gunome mixed with notare, with a jizo-style boshi.
Certificate reading — 無銘（直江志津）
NihontoWatchmumei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 39cm · sori 0.4cm
Mino-den · Mino
17 pieces on the market now
Within the province of Mino, in the decades of the Nanbokucho period, a body of smiths gathered at Naoe carrying forward the manner of Shizu Saburo Kaneuji, and from that locality they took the name Naoe Shizu. Kaneuji, originally a member of the Yamato Tegai group who studied under Masamune of Sagami and is counted among the Ten Disciples of Masamune (Masamune jittetsu), settled first at Shizu in Mino and established a flourishing school. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanetomo兼友 | 1336-1340 | 11 |
| Kaneuji兼氏 | 1342-1345 | 3 |
| Kanetomo兼伴 | 1467-1469 | 0 |
| Kanenobu兼延 | 1390-1394 | 0 |
| Kanenobu兼延 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
This is an unsigned Wakizashi attributed to Naoeshizu, a group of smiths from Mino province active during the Nanbokucho period. It features a shobu-zukuri shape with a slightly thin kasane, a bo-hi on the omote, and a futasuji-hi on the ura. The jigane is a beautiful itame mixed with mokume, showing strong ji-kei, and the hamon is a nie-deki gunome and ko-gunome mixed with notare, with a jizo-style boshi.
Certificate reading — 無銘（直江志津）
NihontoWatchmumei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 39cm · sori 0.4cm
Mino-den · Mino
17 pieces on the market now
Within the province of Mino, in the decades of the Nanbokucho period, a body of smiths gathered at Naoe carrying forward the manner of Shizu Saburo Kaneuji, and from that locality they took the name Naoe Shizu. Kaneuji, originally a member of the Yamato Tegai group who studied under Masamune of Sagami and is counted among the Ten Disciples of Masamune (Masamune jittetsu), settled first at Shizu in Mino and established a flourishing school. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanetomo兼友 | 1336-1340 | 11 |
| Kaneuji兼氏 | 1342-1345 | 3 |
| Kanetomo兼伴 | 1467-1469 | 0 |
| Kanenobu兼延 | 1390-1394 | 0 |
| Kanenobu兼延 | 1368-1375 | 0 |
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
