This is a robust wakizashi by Fujiwara Yoshikuni from the Edo period, rated as Jyojyo Saku. It features a substantial mihaba, thick kasane, and an elongated kissaki with bohi carving. The blade displays a well-forged ko-itame hada and a nie-deki gunome-midare hamon resembling crashing waves, and comes with both shirasaya and koshirae.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 52.6cm · sori 1.8cm
Chikugo · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 31%
3 pieces on the market now
Where Yoshikuni stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
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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 robust wakizashi by Fujiwara Yoshikuni from the Edo period, rated as Jyojyo Saku. It features a substantial mihaba, thick kasane, and an elongated kissaki with bohi carving. The blade displays a well-forged ko-itame hada and a nie-deki gunome-midare hamon resembling crashing waves, and comes with both shirasaya and koshirae.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 52.6cm · sori 1.8cm
Chikugo · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 31%
3 pieces on the market now
Where Yoshikuni stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.
Select a lens to see how it's measured.
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.
