This is a katana from the late Muromachi period, made by Osafune Shunko in Bizen province. Originally a long blade, it was later shortened and reshaped in the Edo period, with a bo-hi carving added to reduce weight. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya with a silver double habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Osafune · Eisho (1504-1521) · nagasa 72.2cm · sori 2cm
Bizen · around 1504-1521
Tōken Taikan top 26%
2 pieces on the market now
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 katana from the late Muromachi period, made by Osafune Shunko in Bizen province. Originally a long blade, it was later shortened and reshaped in the Edo period, with a bo-hi carving added to reduce weight. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya with a silver double habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Osafune · Eisho (1504-1521) · nagasa 72.2cm · sori 2cm
Bizen · around 1504-1521
Tōken Taikan top 26%
2 pieces on the market now
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
