Two courts, sixty years of war, and the most dramatic silhouettes in the sword’s history: broad blades, extended points, true ōdachi later cut down into the majestic katana collectors prize. The Sōshū manner was the style of the age.
This is an O-suriage mumei katana attributed to the Kaifu school, featuring a prominent O-kissaki and a robust Nanbokucho period sugata. The blade exhibits a bright and clear hamon of ko-midare with deep nioiguchi, and a mokume-itame hada. It comes with a koshirae and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchsuriage-mumei · Kaifu · Nanbokucho · nagasa 67cm · sori 1.6cm
Two courts, sixty years of war, and the most dramatic silhouettes in the sword’s history: broad blades, extended points, true ōdachi later cut down into the majestic katana collectors prize. The Sōshū manner was the style of the age.
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
This is an O-suriage mumei katana attributed to the Kaifu school, featuring a prominent O-kissaki and a robust Nanbokucho period sugata. The blade exhibits a bright and clear hamon of ko-midare with deep nioiguchi, and a mokume-itame hada. It comes with a koshirae and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchsuriage-mumei · Kaifu · Nanbokucho · nagasa 67cm · sori 1.6cm
Two courts, sixty years of war, and the most dramatic silhouettes in the sword’s history: broad blades, extended points, true ōdachi later cut down into the majestic katana collectors prize. The Sōshū manner was the style of the age.
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
