This katana is by Naminohira Yasuuji, active in the late Edo period around the Kansei era (1789~). The blade has a length of 68.81 cm and a sori of 0.82 cm. It comes with a 甲種特別貴重刀剣認定書 (Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Token Ninteisho) and a 特別保存刀剣鑑定書 (Tokubetsu Hozon Token Kanteisho).
Certificate reading — 銘 波平安氏
NihontoWatchmei · Naminohira · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 68.81cm · sori 0.82cm
Satsuma · around 1789-1801
1 piece on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 katana is by Naminohira Yasuuji, active in the late Edo period around the Kansei era (1789~). The blade has a length of 68.81 cm and a sori of 0.82 cm. It comes with a 甲種特別貴重刀剣認定書 (Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Token Ninteisho) and a 特別保存刀剣鑑定書 (Tokubetsu Hozon Token Kanteisho).
Certificate reading — 銘 波平安氏
NihontoWatchmei · Naminohira · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 68.81cm · sori 0.82cm
Satsuma · around 1789-1801
1 piece on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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.
