Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho Katana Mei Hizennokuni Jyu Isedaijyo Fujiwara Yoshihiro Product Number 31-2538 Katana Hizennokuni Jyu Isedaijyo Fujiwara Yoshihiro Province / Period Hizen, Kanbun In shirasaya Nagasa 69.8cm (2 shaku 3 sun - bu) Sori 2.1cm (7 bu - rin) Motohaba 3.11cm Sakihaba 2.27cm Motokasane 6.7mm Sakikasane 5.1mm Toshin Jyuryo Hadakami 670g Saya o haratte - g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Suguba Price 650,000 Yen (tax included) Disciple of the first generation Tadayoshi, received the title of Isedaijyo during the Kanbun era. He likely performed daisaku for the first and second generation Tadayoshi. Jigane is ko-itame hada, well-forged and tightly grained. Hamon is ko-nie deki, thickly applied with kinsan, imozuru, and sunagashi; a work of excellent quality.
Certificate reading — 銘 肥前国住伊勢大掾藤原吉広
NihontoWatchBETAsigned · Shinto · nagasa 69.8cm · sori 2.1cm
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 sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho Katana Mei Hizennokuni Jyu Isedaijyo Fujiwara Yoshihiro Product Number 31-2538 Katana Hizennokuni Jyu Isedaijyo Fujiwara Yoshihiro Province / Period Hizen, Kanbun In shirasaya Nagasa 69.8cm (2 shaku 3 sun - bu) Sori 2.1cm (7 bu - rin) Motohaba 3.11cm Sakihaba 2.27cm Motokasane 6.7mm Sakikasane 5.1mm Toshin Jyuryo Hadakami 670g Saya o haratte - g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Suguba Price 650,000 Yen (tax included) Disciple of the first generation Tadayoshi, received the title of Isedaijyo during the Kanbun era. He likely performed daisaku for the first and second generation Tadayoshi. Jigane is ko-itame hada, well-forged and tightly grained. Hamon is ko-nie deki, thickly applied with kinsan, imozuru, and sunagashi; a work of excellent quality.
Certificate reading — 銘 肥前国住伊勢大掾藤原吉広
NihontoWatchBETAsigned · Shinto · nagasa 69.8cm · sori 2.1cm
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 sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.