This katana by Kii no Kuni Yasuhiro features a healthy and substantial form with a vibrant choji hamon mimicking Bizen Ichimonji, and a prominent utsuri. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and housed in a shirasaya. The smith belongs to the Kishu Ishido school.
NihontoWatchmei · Kishu Ishido · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 71.67cm · sori 2cm
Shinto · Kii
2 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatoshi正俊 | — | 1 |
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
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 sitePrice on request
