This is a mumei (unsigned) wakizashi attributed to Sodo, a smith renowned for his robust blades and excellent cutting ability, often compared to Kotetsu. It features a nagasa of 59.2 cm and a sori of 0.6 cm, with a weight of 608g. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · nagasa 59.2cm · sori 0.6cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 mumei (unsigned) wakizashi attributed to Sodo, a smith renowned for his robust blades and excellent cutting ability, often compared to Kotetsu. It features a nagasa of 59.2 cm and a sori of 0.6 cm, with a weight of 608g. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · nagasa 59.2cm · sori 0.6cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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
