This is a wakizashi by Tsugunaga of the Shimosaka school, active during the mid-Edo period (Genroku era). The blade features a wide body with slight width difference between moto and saki, shallow sori, and a robust chu-kissaki. The jigane is well-forged itame with thick nie, and the hamon is notareba with ko-ashi and yo, ending in a sugu then komaru boshi. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 越前下坂継永作之 以南蛮鉄於武州江戸
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shimosaka · Genroku (1688-1704) · nagasa 52.5cm · sori 1cm
Echizen · around 1688-1704
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a wakizashi by Tsugunaga of the Shimosaka school, active during the mid-Edo period (Genroku era). The blade features a wide body with slight width difference between moto and saki, shallow sori, and a robust chu-kissaki. The jigane is well-forged itame with thick nie, and the hamon is notareba with ko-ashi and yo, ending in a sugu then komaru boshi. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 越前下坂継永作之 以南蛮鉄於武州江戸
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shimosaka · Genroku (1688-1704) · nagasa 52.5cm · sori 1cm
Echizen · around 1688-1704
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
