The craft survived the Meiji ban and the occupation’s near-extinction, and rebuilt itself deliberately: licensed forging from 1953, traditional methods required by law, Living National Treasures, and the mukansa rank above judgment.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchNo rust, no chips. Shobu-zukuri. Itame is tight and becomes mokume-like. Suguha mixed with gunome. Solid silver habaki. Omote: "Teishitsu Gigeiin Sugawara Kanenori Hachijuroku-o Saku". Ura: "Kotobuki tame Okawa-kun Hiroshi-no Taisho 5 Gatsu Hi". Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Hozon Token Kanteisho. Ningen Kokuho.
NihontoWatchOffered by Nakano Kosen
2 on the market
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Hoki · around 1861-1864
2 pieces on the market now
The modern era (1868 to today)
The craft survived the Meiji ban and the occupation’s near-extinction, and rebuilt itself deliberately: licensed forging from 1953, traditional methods required by law, Living National Treasures, and the mukansa rank above judgment.
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¥770,000