This is a tanto by Sugawara Kanenori, an Imperial Household Artist, made in 1914 when he was 85 years old. The blade features a flat construction (hirazukuri) with a small-grained steel (ko-itame hada) and a vibrant hamon (nie-deki gunome choji). It comes with both koshirae (mountings) and a shirasaya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Taisho · nagasa 20.4cm
Hoki · around 1861-1864
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
This is a tanto by Sugawara Kanenori, an Imperial Household Artist, made in 1914 when he was 85 years old. The blade features a flat construction (hirazukuri) with a small-grained steel (ko-itame hada) and a vibrant hamon (nie-deki gunome choji). It comes with both koshirae (mountings) and a shirasaya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Taisho · nagasa 20.4cm
Hoki · around 1861-1864
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
