This is a wakizashi by Fujiwara Kanenaka, a representative smith of the Echizen Seki school from the early Edo period (Kan'ei era, 1624-1644). The blade features a robust form suitable for practical use, with a ko-itame hada mixed with masame. The hamon is gunome with ko-nie, wide and extending close to the shinogi-suji, showing a spirited yakire. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Seki · Edo · nagasa 54.4cm · sori 1.6cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
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.
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 contact us promptly after the item's arrival. Except where the item is defective, we cannot accept returns. For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. In the case of a defective item, we bear the cost.
This is a wakizashi by Fujiwara Kanenaka, a representative smith of the Echizen Seki school from the early Edo period (Kan'ei era, 1624-1644). The blade features a robust form suitable for practical use, with a ko-itame hada mixed with masame. The hamon is gunome with ko-nie, wide and extending close to the shinogi-suji, showing a spirited yakire. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Seki · Edo · nagasa 54.4cm · sori 1.6cm
Echizen · around 1681-1684
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 pieces on the market now
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.
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 contact us promptly after the item's arrival. Except where the item is defective, we cannot accept returns. For returns due to customer circumstances, the cost is the customer's responsibility. In the case of a defective item, we bear the cost.
