This is a wakizashi by Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujishi Masahiro, dating to the Kanbun era (around 1670) of the early Edo period. It features a naginata-hi and a single soe-hi carving, with a well-forged itame hada and a gunome hamon with active sunagashi. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · 寛文（江戸前期・1670年頃） · nagasa 45.6cm · sori 2.6cm
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.
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¥500,000
This is a wakizashi by Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujishi Masahiro, dating to the Kanbun era (around 1670) of the early Edo period. It features a naginata-hi and a single soe-hi carving, with a well-forged itame hada and a gunome hamon with active sunagashi. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · 寛文（江戸前期・1670年頃） · nagasa 45.6cm · sori 2.6cm
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.
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¥500,000
