This antique Japanese tanto is signed by Hyōshinshi Hideyo Nyūdō and dated to 1854, the final years of his career. Hideyo was a distinguished Shinshintō swordsmith and a highly accomplished disciple of Suishinshi Masahide. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, and its koshirae has an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 26cm
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 limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This antique Japanese tanto is signed by Hyōshinshi Hideyo Nyūdō and dated to 1854, the final years of his career. Hideyo was a distinguished Shinshintō swordsmith and a highly accomplished disciple of Suishinshi Masahide. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, and its koshirae has an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 26cm
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 limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.