This antique Japanese katana is a signed work by Chōshū jū Fujiwara Kiyoshige, a smith from Nagato Province, certified by the NBTHK as Hozon. Classified as an early Edo period Shintō work, it features a clean shinogi-zukuri shape with a bright itame jihada and a calm suguha-chō hamon. The blade is housed in a coherent black lacquer koshirae with a decorative karakusa iron tsuba and gold-highlighted fittings.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Chōshū School, Nioh Lineage · Edo · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 1.5cm
Nagato · around 1688-1704
3 pieces 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 site30-day money-back guarantee from receipt; items must be unused, complete, in original packaging. Sale items Final Sale. Antique swords non-returnable (Japanese export law). Damage reported within 72 hours. Customer pays return shipping unless seller error/defect. Refunds within 14 days of inspection.
This antique Japanese katana is a signed work by Chōshū jū Fujiwara Kiyoshige, a smith from Nagato Province, certified by the NBTHK as Hozon. Classified as an early Edo period Shintō work, it features a clean shinogi-zukuri shape with a bright itame jihada and a calm suguha-chō hamon. The blade is housed in a coherent black lacquer koshirae with a decorative karakusa iron tsuba and gold-highlighted fittings.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Chōshū School, Nioh Lineage · Edo · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 1.5cm
Nagato · around 1688-1704
3 pieces 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 site30-day money-back guarantee from receipt; items must be unused, complete, in original packaging. Sale items Final Sale. Antique swords non-returnable (Japanese export law). Damage reported within 72 hours. Customer pays return shipping unless seller error/defect. Refunds within 14 days of inspection.
