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 mumei tanto features a solid gold habaki and is attributed to Enju Kunisuke on the sayagaki and Chikushi Nobukuni by the NBTHK Hozon paper. Dating from the late Nanbokucho to Oei period, it has a mitsumune (three-ridge) hirazukuri form with blade carvings and no sori. The blade exhibits a straight gunome-midare hamon with ko-nie, sunagashi, ginsen, and kinsen, and an itame-mokume hada.
NihontoWatchmumei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 17.5cm
Chikuzen · around 1688-1704
1 piece on the market now
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 siteThis mumei tanto features a solid gold habaki and is attributed to Enju Kunisuke on the sayagaki and Chikushi Nobukuni by the NBTHK Hozon paper. Dating from the late Nanbokucho to Oei period, it has a mitsumune (three-ridge) hirazukuri form with blade carvings and no sori. The blade exhibits a straight gunome-midare hamon with ko-nie, sunagashi, ginsen, and kinsen, and an itame-mokume hada.
NihontoWatchmumei · Nanbokucho · nagasa 17.5cm
Chikuzen · around 1688-1704
1 piece on the market now
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