This is an imposing Kinnōtō katana forged by Fuji Samanosuke Minamoto Yoshimune in 1863, during the turbulent Bakumatsu period. It features robust proportions, including an extraordinary 10mm kasane, and a finely forged ko-itame hada with a dignified chū-suguha hamon. The blade comes with an attractive koshirae and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 77cm · sori 0.9cm
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 siteTo facilitate this, we offer a three-day inspection period. To initiate a return, you must notify us within three days of the package being delivered. Once we confirm your request, you have seven days to ship the item back to us. The item must be returned in its original condition, including all accompanying documents, certificates, and packaging materials. The buyer is responsible for covering the shipping costs and insurance for the return shipment.
This is an imposing Kinnōtō katana forged by Fuji Samanosuke Minamoto Yoshimune in 1863, during the turbulent Bakumatsu period. It features robust proportions, including an extraordinary 10mm kasane, and a finely forged ko-itame hada with a dignified chū-suguha hamon. The blade comes with an attractive koshirae and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 77cm · sori 0.9cm
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 siteTo facilitate this, we offer a three-day inspection period. To initiate a return, you must notify us within three days of the package being delivered. Once we confirm your request, you have seven days to ship the item back to us. The item must be returned in its original condition, including all accompanying documents, certificates, and packaging materials. The buyer is responsible for covering the shipping costs and insurance for the return shipment.