This is a wakizashi made by Fujiwara Iehira of Gashu (Kaga Province) during the Shinto period. The blade has a wide body and an extended kissaki, with a bright hamon featuring a wavy pattern and activities. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and a koshirae that suggests a connection to the Owari Tokugawa clan.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 38.1cm · sori 0.7cm
Kaga · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 75%
1 piece on the market now
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 siteReturns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This is a wakizashi made by Fujiwara Iehira of Gashu (Kaga Province) during the Shinto period. The blade has a wide body and an extended kissaki, with a bright hamon featuring a wavy pattern and activities. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and a koshirae that suggests a connection to the Owari Tokugawa clan.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 38.1cm · sori 0.7cm
Kaga · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 75%
1 piece on the market now
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 siteReturns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
