This is a Hozon certified katana by Noriyuki, a smith from Bungo Takada, active during the early Edo period (Kanbun era). The blade measures 68.4cm with a sori of 1.3cm and is housed in a shirasaya. It features a straight-based hamon with small notare and pointed elements, with active nioi and utsuri. The jigane is a mix of itame and mokume grain.
NihontoWatchmei · Takada · Edo · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 1.3cm
Bungo · around 1661-1673
Tōken Taikan top 76%
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 Hozon certified katana by Noriyuki, a smith from Bungo Takada, active during the early Edo period (Kanbun era). The blade measures 68.4cm with a sori of 1.3cm and is housed in a shirasaya. It features a straight-based hamon with small notare and pointed elements, with active nioi and utsuri. The jigane is a mix of itame and mokume grain.
NihontoWatchmei · Takada · Edo · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 1.3cm
Bungo · around 1661-1673
Tōken Taikan top 76%
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
