This katana by Soshu features a tight itame hada and gunome midare hamon. It has an ubu nakago with kurijiri and a gold habaki. The koshirae includes a black ishime saya and shakudo nanako fittings with gold inlay of the Gozan Kiri-mon. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Anei (1772-1781) · nagasa 70cm · sori 1cm
Kōchi · around 1772-1781
2 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.
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 siteThis katana by Soshu features a tight itame hada and gunome midare hamon. It has an ubu nakago with kurijiri and a gold habaki. The koshirae includes a black ishime saya and shakudo nanako fittings with gold inlay of the Gozan Kiri-mon. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Anei (1772-1781) · nagasa 70cm · sori 1cm
Kōchi · around 1772-1781
2 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.
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 site
