This is a slightly thin wakizashi by Kanetsugu, residing in Echizen province, from the early Edo period. It features a Shobu-zukuri shape with a well-forged jigane displaying koitame and mokume with fine chikei. The hamon is a broad gunome-midare based on ko-nie, giving the blade a distinctive character. It comes with both shirasaya and koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 34.4cm · sori 0.9cm
Etchu · around 1661-1673
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 slightly thin wakizashi by Kanetsugu, residing in Echizen province, from the early Edo period. It features a Shobu-zukuri shape with a well-forged jigane displaying koitame and mokume with fine chikei. The hamon is a broad gunome-midare based on ko-nie, giving the blade a distinctive character. It comes with both shirasaya and koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 34.4cm · sori 0.9cm
Etchu · around 1661-1673
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.