This is a katana by Jakushu Ju Fuyuhiro, dated Bunsei 5 (1822), featuring a graceful hamon resembling rolling waves. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate for the blade and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate for its magnificent tachi koshirae, which is adorned with a maple motif and a rare Umetada-signed tsuba.
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NihontoWatchmei · Keio (1865-1868) · nagasa 68cm · sori 1.8cm
Chikugo · around 1865-1868
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku
1 piece on the market now
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This is a katana by Jakushu Ju Fuyuhiro, dated Bunsei 5 (1822), featuring a graceful hamon resembling rolling waves. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate for the blade and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate for its magnificent tachi koshirae, which is adorned with a maple motif and a rare Umetada-signed tsuba.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchmei · Keio (1865-1868) · nagasa 68cm · sori 1.8cm
Chikugo · around 1865-1868
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku
1 piece on the market now
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.