This is a naginata by Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Toshinaga, active in the early Edo period. The blade features a naginata-zukuri shape with a normal width and thickness, and a slightly visible sori. The jihada is tight itame with some hada-tachi and ji-nie, while the hamon is suguha with ho-tsure, kuichigai, ko-ashi, and nie-kuzure. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 河内守藤原寿命
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Edo · nagasa 39.7cm · sori 2cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces 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 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 is a naginata by Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Toshinaga, active in the early Edo period. The blade features a naginata-zukuri shape with a normal width and thickness, and a slightly visible sori. The jihada is tight itame with some hada-tachi and ji-nie, while the hamon is suguha with ho-tsure, kuichigai, ko-ashi, and nie-kuzure. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 河内守藤原寿命
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Edo · nagasa 39.7cm · sori 2cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
7 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
15 pieces 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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
