This is a tanto by Nagayoshi, a swordsmith from Matsue, Izumo Province, dated August of the 3rd year of Keio (1867). It features a wide body and thick kasane, making it a robust and practical self-defense weapon. The blade comes with an interesting koshirae, including a brown wrinkled leather and black hirumaki saya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 25.15cm
Izumo · around 1865-1868
1 piece on the market now
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This is a tanto by Nagayoshi, a swordsmith from Matsue, Izumo Province, dated August of the 3rd year of Keio (1867). It features a wide body and thick kasane, making it a robust and practical self-defense weapon. The blade comes with an interesting koshirae, including a brown wrinkled leather and black hirumaki saya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 25.15cm
Izumo · around 1865-1868
1 piece on the market now
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
