This is a katana by Yokoyama Sukekane from the Bizen Osafune school, dated to the 7th year of Kaei (1853), making it a Shin-Shinto period blade. It features a nagasa of 74.0cm and a sori of 1.2cm, with a ko-itame hada and ko-choji hamon. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Osafune · Tenpo-Meiji (1834-1872) · nagasa 74cm · sori 1.2cm
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
Tōken Taikan top 60%
12 pieces on the market now
Bizen-den · Bizen
44 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukenobu祐信 | 1830-1844 | 0 |
| Suketaka祐高 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1864-1865 | 0 |
| Sukehiro祐廣 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sukekane祐包 | 1868-1912 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
This is a katana by Yokoyama Sukekane from the Bizen Osafune school, dated to the 7th year of Kaei (1853), making it a Shin-Shinto period blade. It features a nagasa of 74.0cm and a sori of 1.2cm, with a ko-itame hada and ko-choji hamon. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Osafune · Tenpo-Meiji (1834-1872) · nagasa 74cm · sori 1.2cm
Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
Tōken Taikan top 60%
12 pieces on the market now
Bizen-den · Bizen
44 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukenobu祐信 | 1830-1844 | 0 |
| Suketaka祐高 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1864-1865 | 0 |
| Sukehiro祐廣 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sukekane祐包 | 1868-1912 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
