This tanto is signed Yasuoki, the early name of Hashiguchi Kansuke, who later became the 61st generation Naminohira Hiranori. Made in the late Edo period (around Tenpo era), it exhibits a robust form with a wide body and thick kasane, characteristic of the Yamato tradition. The hamon features thick nie and deep nioi-guchi with gunome interspersed in suguha, while the jigane shows ko-itame with some hada-tachi and masame near the mune.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Naminohira · Edo · nagasa 32.3cm · sori 0.3cm
Wakimono · Satsuma
2 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nobuyasu延安 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Tadayuki忠行 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Yasutsugu安次 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Shigesumi重純 | 1449-1452 | 0 |
| Kiyosuke清左 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
This tanto is signed Yasuoki, the early name of Hashiguchi Kansuke, who later became the 61st generation Naminohira Hiranori. Made in the late Edo period (around Tenpo era), it exhibits a robust form with a wide body and thick kasane, characteristic of the Yamato tradition. The hamon features thick nie and deep nioi-guchi with gunome interspersed in suguha, while the jigane shows ko-itame with some hada-tachi and masame near the mune.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Naminohira · Edo · nagasa 32.3cm · sori 0.3cm
Wakimono · Satsuma
2 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Nobuyasu延安 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Tadayuki忠行 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Yasutsugu安次 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Shigesumi重純 | 1449-1452 | 0 |
| Kiyosuke清左 | 1501-1504 | 0 |
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
