This is a katana made by Kanefusa, a smith from Mino Seki. The blade exhibits a distinctive gunome-midare hamon, characteristic of Kanefusa's work, with a wide range of activities. It comes with a koshirae featuring a black silk tsukamaki and black ro-nuri saya, along with iron fittings depicting peonies, dragons, and centipedes.
NihontoWatchmei · 天正頃 · nagasa 69.9cm · sori 2cm
Mino · around 1573-1592
3 pieces on the market now
A blade of top-grade workmanship and condition, formally judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin). Awarded only at the NBTHK’s competitive annual examination.
Of Japan’s roughly 2.5 million registered swords, only 12,307 (about 1 in 203) have ever attained Jūyō.
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 katana made by Kanefusa, a smith from Mino Seki. The blade exhibits a distinctive gunome-midare hamon, characteristic of Kanefusa's work, with a wide range of activities. It comes with a koshirae featuring a black silk tsukamaki and black ro-nuri saya, along with iron fittings depicting peonies, dragons, and centipedes.
NihontoWatchmei · 天正頃 · nagasa 69.9cm · sori 2cm
Mino · around 1573-1592
3 pieces on the market now
A blade of top-grade workmanship and condition, formally judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin). Awarded only at the NBTHK’s competitive annual examination.
Of Japan’s roughly 2.5 million registered swords, only 12,307 (about 1 in 203) have ever attained Jūyō.
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
