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
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 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
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