Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchNobukatsu was a descendant of the Enju smiths and was active as a swordsmith for the Kumamoto Domain alongside his son, Nobutoshi. He was a pupil of Tada Masatoshi of Mimasaka, and later studied under Hosokawa Masayoshi in Edo; his active period as seen in dated works spans from Tenpo 10 to Keio 3, and he passed away in Meiji 4 at the age of seventy-five. This work was produced in Kaei 3, when the smith was fifty-four years old. Because it is currently covered in rust, the jiba cannot be appreciated, but it is a ryoshinogi-zukuri suyari of indescribable elegance, with a tip that flares into a ken shape and a ryugo-gata form with a tightly constricted center; furthermore, it is a precious, famous spear that is ubu and bears a mei and nenkiiro.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
We couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi
As written by the shop
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Higo · around 1844-1848
Tōken Taikan top 95%
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
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¥121,000