This is a wakizashi signed by Masatsune, dating from the late Edo period. It features a well-forged ko-itame hada and a ko-nie-deki suguha hamon. The blade is accompanied by a koshirae with an Echizen Kinai Saku tsuba and has been designated NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
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NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 36.3cm · sori 1cm
Mino-den · Owari · around 1661-1673
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Owari
12 pieces on the market now
The line begins with a Mino man. The setsumei record that Sagami no Kami Masatsune (政常) was born at Nōdo in Mino Province, where he first signed Kanetsune (兼常) and is variously said to have been the son or a disciple of Kanetsune of Seki. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatsune政常 | 1615-1624 | 20 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1688-1704 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Kanetsune兼常 | 1573-1592 | 1 |
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 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 wakizashi signed by Masatsune, dating from the late Edo period. It features a well-forged ko-itame hada and a ko-nie-deki suguha hamon. The blade is accompanied by a koshirae with an Echizen Kinai Saku tsuba and has been designated NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 36.3cm · sori 1cm
Mino-den · Owari · around 1661-1673
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Owari
12 pieces on the market now
The line begins with a Mino man. The setsumei record that Sagami no Kami Masatsune (政常) was born at Nōdo in Mino Province, where he first signed Kanetsune (兼常) and is variously said to have been the son or a disciple of Kanetsune of Seki. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatsune政常 | 1615-1624 | 20 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1688-1704 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Kanetsune兼常 | 1573-1592 | 1 |
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 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.
