This is a katana by Onizuka Yoshikuni, a prominent smith from Chikugo province during the Shinto period, known for his exceptional cutting ability. The blade is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kicho paper for the sword and a Hozon paper for the koshirae. It features a straight hamon with small nie, and a well-forged itame and mokume jigane.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.69cm · sori 2.4cm
Chikuzen · around 1596-1781
1 piece 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.
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 Onizuka Yoshikuni, a prominent smith from Chikugo province during the Shinto period, known for his exceptional cutting ability. The blade is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kicho paper for the sword and a Hozon paper for the koshirae. It features a straight hamon with small nie, and a well-forged itame and mokume jigane.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 69.69cm · sori 2.4cm
Chikuzen · around 1596-1781
1 piece 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.
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.
