This antique Japanese Katana is signed by Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikiyo, believed to be the first generation of the lineage, active during the early Edo period (1624-1644). The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, a shirasaya case, and a koshirae mounting featuring a lobster motif on the fuchi-kashira and menuki. The sword has a cutting edge length of 69.6 cm and a curvature of 1.0 cm.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.6cm · sori 1cm
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 Katana is signed by Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikiyo, believed to be the first generation of the lineage, active during the early Edo period (1624-1644). The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, a shirasaya case, and a koshirae mounting featuring a lobster motif on the fuchi-kashira and menuki. The sword has a cutting edge length of 69.6 cm and a curvature of 1.0 cm.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.6cm · sori 1cm
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.