This is a katana by Hamabe Minryushi Toshizane, dated August 1825 (Bunsei 8). It is from Inaba province during the late Edo period. The blade features a beautiful kikka choji hamon with utsuri, indicating excellent workmanship. It comes with both shirasaya and koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token certificate, as well as a Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu certificate for the fuchi-kashira by Yanagawa Naomasa.
NihontoWatchmei · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 68.18cm · sori 1.7cm
Inaba · around 1789-1801
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
5 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
This is a katana by Hamabe Minryushi Toshizane, dated August 1825 (Bunsei 8). It is from Inaba province during the late Edo period. The blade features a beautiful kikka choji hamon with utsuri, indicating excellent workmanship. It comes with both shirasaya and koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token certificate, as well as a Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu certificate for the fuchi-kashira by Yanagawa Naomasa.
NihontoWatchmei · Kansei (1789-1801) · nagasa 68.18cm · sori 1.7cm
Inaba · around 1789-1801
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 49%
5 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
