This is a robust wakizashi by Sasshu Ju Yoshimitsu, dated August 1815, from the late Edo period. It features a wide mihaba, substantial kasane, and an elongated kissaki, displaying a distinct Satsuma style. The blade has a tightly forged ko-itame hada with ji-nie and a gunome-midare hamon with a deep nioiguchi.
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NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 42.4cm · sori 1cm
Yamashiro · around 1926-1989
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This is a robust wakizashi by Sasshu Ju Yoshimitsu, dated August 1815, from the late Edo period. It features a wide mihaba, substantial kasane, and an elongated kissaki, displaying a distinct Satsuma style. The blade has a tightly forged ko-itame hada with ji-nie and a gunome-midare hamon with a deep nioiguchi.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 42.4cm · sori 1cm
Yamashiro · around 1926-1989
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.