NihontoWatchWeight of blade only 840gr Weight excluding saya 1210gr It has appeared, it has appeared; a magnificent and imposing katana attributed to Kanetora, the nephew of Minamoto Kiyomaro, who is currently at the absolute peak of popularity and extremely high-priced in the Japanese sword world, and is famous for the scarcity of his works, has emerged after being passed down and cherished for generations in an old family. Kanetora, whose real name was Yamaura Hayataro, was born in Bunsei 8 September (1825) (201 years ago) as the son of Yamaura Masao, the elder brother of Minamoto Kiyomaro who became world-famous for successfully passing the fierce aratameshi testing of the Shinshu Matsushiro Clan. Initially aspiring to be a swordsman, he went to Edo and entered the school of Shimada Toranosuke, who was called one of the three great swordsmen of the Bakumatsu period and whose student was also Katsu Kaishu, and who taught that "The sword is the heart; if the heart is not correct, the sword is also not correct; those who wish to learn the sword must first learn from the heart." In Koka 4 (1847) (179 years ago), he returned home from Edo and studied sword forging under his father Yamaura Masao from the age of 22; in Kaei 2 (1849) (177 years ago) at the age of 24, he went to Edo again and studied sword forging under his uncle Minamoto Kiyomaro. This sword exhibits a very imposing sugata identical to Minamoto Kiyomaro with a wide moto-mihaba, wide saki-mihaba, and a large kissaki; the jigane is a well-tightened ko-itame hada with chikei appearing in the ji, and the hamon is a large notare style in nioi-deki with nie, mixed with gunome midare, with many ashi entering the ha, and it shows the kinsuji in the kissaki that is a characteristic of Minamoto Kiyomaro, firing a very spirited blade. The koshirae from that time also remains in its grand style, and although it is mumei, it adds further splendor to this sword by Kanetora, the nephew of Minamoto Kiyomaro. This time, as we received this sword of Kanetora which had been cherished for generations from an old family with the request to "pass it on cheaply to someone who likes it since we as a couple have grown old," we are offering this imposing sword, which is mumei but attributed to Kanetora and is so rare we have never seen its like, at an ultra-low price. It is highly recommended for those with an interest in the works of Minamoto Kiyomaro; please enjoy it.
Kanetora兼虎
Offered by Nipponto
That’s real money, and we couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Before you buy, ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi Ask me first
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Shinano · around 1848-1854
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 37%
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and largely disavows today. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. For returns due to our mis-shipment or a defective item, we bear the cost.
¥1,500,000