This Katana is attributed to the Ayakoji school, active in the mid-Kamakura period around the Bunei era (1264). It features a well-proportioned blade with a lively Hamon displaying kinsuji activity. The sword comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers for the blade and NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho papers for its finely detailed koshirae.
Certificate reading — 無銘（伝綾小路）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Ayakoji · Kamakura · nagasa 62.9cm · sori 1.2cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro
10 pieces on the market now
The Ayanokoji school (綾小路) takes its name from the swordsmiths who lived along Ayanokoji street in the Shijo quarter of Kyoto, and the published sources count it, with Awataguchi and Rai, among the three lineages of Yamashiro-den smiths of the Kamakura period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadatoshi定利 | 1232-1233 | 42 |
| Sueyuki末行 | 1303-1306 | 3 |
| Sadatoshi定利 | 1334-1338 | 0 |
| Kuninobu國信 | 1334-1338 | 0 |
| Sadanari定業 | 1278-1288 | 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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This Katana is attributed to the Ayakoji school, active in the mid-Kamakura period around the Bunei era (1264). It features a well-proportioned blade with a lively Hamon displaying kinsuji activity. The sword comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers for the blade and NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho papers for its finely detailed koshirae.
Certificate reading — 無銘（伝綾小路）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Ayakoji · Kamakura · nagasa 62.9cm · sori 1.2cm
Yamashiro-den · Yamashiro
10 pieces on the market now
The Ayanokoji school (綾小路) takes its name from the swordsmiths who lived along Ayanokoji street in the Shijo quarter of Kyoto, and the published sources count it, with Awataguchi and Rai, among the three lineages of Yamashiro-den smiths of the Kamakura period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sadatoshi定利 | 1232-1233 | 42 |
| Sueyuki末行 | 1303-1306 | 3 |
| Sadatoshi定利 | 1334-1338 | 0 |
| Kuninobu國信 | 1334-1338 | 0 |
| Sadanari定業 | 1278-1288 | 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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
