This is a precious piece of high-quality Japanese history, a wakizashi signed by Tomita Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro. It features highly detailed work from the Osaka Ishido school, dating to the very early Edo period around 1650 AD. The blade comes with a recent NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Osaka Ishido · Edo · nagasa 54.85cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
3 pieces 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 the item fails to meet the description, it may be eligible for a return (at the seller's discretion). Item(s) must be shipped back only via FedEx or UPS within 48 hours of receipt, in original undamaged state. Costs are the purchaser's responsibility.
This is a precious piece of high-quality Japanese history, a wakizashi signed by Tomita Bitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro. It features highly detailed work from the Osaka Ishido school, dating to the very early Edo period around 1650 AD. The blade comes with a recent NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Osaka Ishido · Edo · nagasa 54.85cm
Settsu · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
3 pieces 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 the item fails to meet the description, it may be eligible for a return (at the seller's discretion). Item(s) must be shipped back only via FedEx or UPS within 48 hours of receipt, in original undamaged state. Costs are the purchaser's responsibility.
