Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
This katana is attributed to Harasawa Shigetane, a renowned student of Taikei Naotane, active in the late Edo period. It features a graceful form with a strong masame-hada and gunome-midare hamon with active ash, sunagashi, and kinsuji. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate and a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 無銘（沢原重胤）
NihontoWatchmumei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 70.5cm · sori 1.8cm
Iwashiro · around 1830-1844
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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.
¥660,000
