Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This is a wakizashi by Yoshishoku, who was one of the swordsmiths who moved from Seki to Echizen, known as Echizen Seki. It is from the early Edo period and comes with a shirasaya and silver-plated double habaki. The blade has a robust appearance, suggesting its practical use.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 54.55cm · sori 0.91cm
Echizen · around 1624-1644
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 is a wakizashi by Yoshishoku, who was one of the swordsmiths who moved from Seki to Echizen, known as Echizen Seki. It is from the early Edo period and comes with a shirasaya and silver-plated double habaki. The blade has a robust appearance, suggesting its practical use.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 54.55cm · sori 0.91cm
Echizen · around 1624-1644
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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
