NihontoWatch

Name: 福岡一文字 太刀 重要刀剣
Brand: Ichimonji
SKU: 543
Availability: InStock

NihontoWatch

tachiJūyō

Fukuoka Ichimonji School

Tachi: Fukuoka Ichimonji - Juyo Token

ubu · Ichimonji · Kamakura · nagasa 74.8cm · sori 3.3cm

Price on request

Visit seller website →

1 / 20

Measurements & details

Smith

Fukuoka Ichimonji School

Type

Tachi

School

Fukuoka Ichimonji

Period

Kamakura(Early Kamakura)

Province

Bizen

Signature

ubu(76% of this smith's designated works are signed)

Measurements

Nagasa 74.8cmSori 3.3cmMotohaba 2.8cmSakihaba 1.8cmKasane 0.57cmWeight 655g

Description

This is a Fukuoka Ichimonji tachi from the early Kamakura period. It features an ubu-nakago, deep sori, and a small kissaki. The blade has a midare-utsuri and a gorgeous chouji-midare hamon with kinsuji.

NBTHK Zufu Commentary

Juyo #16

AI translation — may contain errors

-, 16th Session — Designated August 10, 1967

, : school (一文字)

Measurements 74.6 cm, 3.40 cm, 2.75 cm, 1.7 cm, 2.6 cm, 20.2 cm, 0.3 cm

Description Keijo: , ; a with high curvature and a taut, resilient form; ; . : closely forged, with a slight suggestion of ; fine ; faint . : ko-chōji-midare; on the the is somewhat wider, with chōji-ashi; on both sides enters frequently; is seen, and adheres. : . : None. : ; tip shallow ; ; two ; -.

Artisan school

Era Early period (so-called Ko-)

Explanation Although there are areas showing slight (fatigue), this is an , of the early period, belonging to what is termed Ko-. The is excellent, and both the and display a typical workmanship. Among works of this group and period, it is not uncommon to encounter , examples, in which the maker’s name is not made explicit.

About the school

Fukuoka Ichimonji

福岡一文字

Bizen-den · Bizen

7 pieces on the market now

At Fukuoka in Bizen, in the opening decades of the Kamakura period, the smiths who cut the single character ichi (一) above their signatures gathered into the line that bears the village name. The published sources name Norimune as the founder, one of the goban-kaji summoned in monthly rotation to the forge of the retired Emperor Go-Toba, and Nobufusa among the same court roster a generation alongside him. Learn more →

71 recorded smiths355 designated works

Leading smiths

Smith	Era	Designated
Sukezane助眞	1264-1275	42
Yoshifusa吉房	1247-1249	45
Norimune則宗	1184-1185	8
Yoshihira吉平	1243-1247	17
Tamekiyo爲清	1213-1219	6

Explore the Fukuoka Ichimonji school →

NBTHK Certificate

Jūyō Tōken重要刀剣

Important Sword

A blade of top-grade workmanship and condition, formally judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin). Awarded only at the NBTHK’s competitive annual examination.

Of Japan’s roughly 2.5 million registered swords, only 12,307 (about 1 in 203) have ever attained Jūyō.

About the NBTHK›

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 site

Seller

E

Eirakudo

Ships from Japan

✓Verified dealereirakudo.shop

✓Ships worldwide✓English supportWire transferCredit card

Return policy

Returns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).

View all of Eirakudo’s listings View this item on the dealer’s site