This is an unsigned katana, attributed to Kazusa no Kami Munemichi of the Shimosaka school, active in Echizen province during the early Edo period (around 1670). Originally a longer tachi, it was shortened to its current length of 69.8 cm. The blade features a bo-hi carving and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shimosaka · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 69.8cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 an unsigned katana, attributed to Kazusa no Kami Munemichi of the Shimosaka school, active in Echizen province during the early Edo period (around 1670). Originally a longer tachi, it was shortened to its current length of 69.8 cm. The blade features a bo-hi carving and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shimosaka · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 69.8cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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
