This katana is signed Fujiwara Hisayuki, made at the age of 70 in Ansei 3 (1856). It features an inscription indicating it was test-cut and owned by Togasaki Yoshie, a swordsman of the Shinto Munen-ryu school. The blade has a wide body, thick kasane, and a stately appearance, with a koshirae from the same period.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 73.5cm · sori 1.58cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This katana is signed Fujiwara Hisayuki, made at the age of 70 in Ansei 3 (1856). It features an inscription indicating it was test-cut and owned by Togasaki Yoshie, a swordsman of the Shinto Munen-ryu school. The blade has a wide body, thick kasane, and a stately appearance, with a koshirae from the same period.
NihontoWatchmei · Ansei (1854-1860) · nagasa 73.5cm · sori 1.58cm
Musashi · around 1854-1860
7 pieces on the market now
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
