This katana is signed by Mitsuoki, a renowned Showa-era swordsmith (1935-1945) who was designated a Mukansa smith and famously crafted Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku's personal sword. It features a well-forged jigane with a tight grain and a hamon with a tight nioiguchi and mixed choji patterns. The blade comes with a newly made koshirae using antique fittings, including a sukashi tsuba, and also includes a original shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 64.8cm · sori 1.4cm
Echigo · around 1926-1989
4 pieces on the market now
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 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 katana is signed by Mitsuoki, a renowned Showa-era swordsmith (1935-1945) who was designated a Mukansa smith and famously crafted Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku's personal sword. It features a well-forged jigane with a tight grain and a hamon with a tight nioiguchi and mixed choji patterns. The blade comes with a newly made koshirae using antique fittings, including a sukashi tsuba, and also includes a original shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 64.8cm · sori 1.4cm
Echigo · around 1926-1989
4 pieces on the market now
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 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.
