This is a mumei katana attributed to the Hokke school of Bingo province, dating from the late Nanbokucho to early Muromachi period. The blade measures 72.2 cm in length and features a straight temper line with small undulations and a flowing grain pattern. It comes with a Hozon certificate, a silver habaki, and a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 無銘（法華）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Muromachi · nagasa 72.2cm · sori 1.3cm
Yamato-den · Bingo
6 pieces on the market now
Bingo province, in the late Kamakura into the Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods, hosted a cluster of workshops that the setsumei repeatedly set apart from the better-known Mihara line. The reference work Kokon Meizukushi Taizen is cited again and again as locating the Hokke (法華) line among the makers of Ashida District (葦田郡), a genealogy presented as distinct from the so-called Mihara tradition, with Sukekuni (助國) named as its founding progenitor. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Shigeyasu重安 | 1362-1373 | 5 |
| Hokke Ichijo法華一乗 | 1394-1573 | 4 |
| Moriie盛家 | 1429-1441 | 0 |
| Chikatsugu親次 | 1352-1356 | 1 |
| Kanetsugu金次 | 1532-1555 | 1 |
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.
This is a mumei katana attributed to the Hokke school of Bingo province, dating from the late Nanbokucho to early Muromachi period. The blade measures 72.2 cm in length and features a straight temper line with small undulations and a flowing grain pattern. It comes with a Hozon certificate, a silver habaki, and a shirasaya.
Certificate reading — 無銘（法華）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Muromachi · nagasa 72.2cm · sori 1.3cm
Yamato-den · Bingo
6 pieces on the market now
Bingo province, in the late Kamakura into the Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods, hosted a cluster of workshops that the setsumei repeatedly set apart from the better-known Mihara line. The reference work Kokon Meizukushi Taizen is cited again and again as locating the Hokke (法華) line among the makers of Ashida District (葦田郡), a genealogy presented as distinct from the so-called Mihara tradition, with Sukekuni (助國) named as its founding progenitor. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Shigeyasu重安 | 1362-1373 | 5 |
| Hokke Ichijo法華一乗 | 1394-1573 | 4 |
| Moriie盛家 | 1429-1441 | 0 |
| Chikatsugu親次 | 1352-1356 | 1 |
| Kanetsugu金次 | 1532-1555 | 1 |
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.
