This is a Jumyo wakizashi from the Shinto period, circa 1661 AD. The blade has been attributed to "Shinto Jumyo" by the NBTHK, Hozon. The koshirae and tsuba have NTHK-NPO certificates with scores of 80 and 74 out of 100 respectively.
Certificate reading — 銘 寿命
NihontoWatchmei · Jumyo · Shinto · nagasa 38.5cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
5 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 site24 hour inspection period for all Antique items (USA only); all sales final on International orders.
This is a Jumyo wakizashi from the Shinto period, circa 1661 AD. The blade has been attributed to "Shinto Jumyo" by the NBTHK, Hozon. The koshirae and tsuba have NTHK-NPO certificates with scores of 80 and 74 out of 100 respectively.
Certificate reading — 銘 寿命
NihontoWatchmei · Jumyo · Shinto · nagasa 38.5cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
5 pieces on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
14 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 site24 hour inspection period for all Antique items (USA only); all sales final on International orders.
