This is a wakizashi made by Fujiwara Shigeyuki during the early Edo period. The blade has a robust shape reminiscent of a naginata-naoshi, with a wide body and thick kasane. The hamon is a bright and clear ko-gunome midare with small choji and gunome, featuring ashi, kinsuji, and fine sunagashi.
Certificate reading — 銘 藤原重行
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Takada · Shinto · nagasa 39.8cm · sori 1.3cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
3 pieces 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 Shigeyuki during the early Edo period. The blade has a robust shape reminiscent of a naginata-naoshi, with a wide body and thick kasane. The hamon is a bright and clear ko-gunome midare with small choji and gunome, featuring ashi, kinsuji, and fine sunagashi.
Certificate reading — 銘 藤原重行
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Takada · Shinto · nagasa 39.8cm · sori 1.3cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
3 pieces 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.
