This is a katana by Nodagoro Fujiwara Kaneasada, an Edo period smith from Mino province, active around the Genroku era (1688 AD). The blade measures 69.2cm in nagasa and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate. The smith also made swords in Owari province.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Bunmei (1469-1487) · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 2.1cm
Mino-den · Mino
22 pieces on the market now
Seki in Mino province supplied the base for the Kanesada line, whose blades the NBTHK places among the representative work of the Mino-den in the closing phase of the Muromachi period. The setsumei consistently pair Kanesada with Kanemoto as the two leading masters of Sue-Seki, the late Seki group active with Seki as its center, where (as one 31st-session katana notes) the Mino smiths flourished second only to Bizen. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanesada兼定 | 1492-1515 | 36 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1558-1570 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1555-1558 | 0 |
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 possible within 3 days of arrival. Customer pays return shipping and bank transfer fees. Excluded: condition differs from sale, 3+ days passed, overseas delivery, in-store purchases, and deposit transactions.
This is a katana by Nodagoro Fujiwara Kaneasada, an Edo period smith from Mino province, active around the Genroku era (1688 AD). The blade measures 69.2cm in nagasa and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate. The smith also made swords in Owari province.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Bunmei (1469-1487) · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 2.1cm
Mino-den · Mino
22 pieces on the market now
Seki in Mino province supplied the base for the Kanesada line, whose blades the NBTHK places among the representative work of the Mino-den in the closing phase of the Muromachi period. The setsumei consistently pair Kanesada with Kanemoto as the two leading masters of Sue-Seki, the late Seki group active with Seki as its center, where (as one 31st-session katana notes) the Mino smiths flourished second only to Bizen. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanesada兼定 | 1492-1515 | 36 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1558-1570 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1555-1558 | 0 |
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 possible within 3 days of arrival. Customer pays return shipping and bank transfer fees. Excluded: condition differs from sale, 3+ days passed, overseas delivery, in-store purchases, and deposit transactions.
