This Tachi was forged by Kotani Yasunori in 1944 (Showa 19) when he was 35 years old. Yasunori was a prominent smith who joined the Nihonto Tanren Kai at Yasukuni Shrine in 1933 and received his name from Army Minister Senjuro Hayashi. This particular blade, likely made for a high-ranking officer, exhibits a wide body, deep ha-ku, and a high koshi-zori, reminiscent of Kamakura period tachi.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa · nagasa 71.7cm · sori 1.88cm
Hiroshima · around 1926-1989
1 piece 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 Tachi was forged by Kotani Yasunori in 1944 (Showa 19) when he was 35 years old. Yasunori was a prominent smith who joined the Nihonto Tanren Kai at Yasukuni Shrine in 1933 and received his name from Army Minister Senjuro Hayashi. This particular blade, likely made for a high-ranking officer, exhibits a wide body, deep ha-ku, and a high koshi-zori, reminiscent of Kamakura period tachi.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa · nagasa 71.7cm · sori 1.88cm
Hiroshima · around 1926-1989
1 piece 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.
