This is a wakizashi by Kazusa-no-Kami Kaneshige, a swordsmith from Echizen who worked in Edo during the early Edo period. The blade features a slightly thick and straight shape typical of the Kanbun period, with a finely forged koitame hada and a nie-based notare hamon with a thick, soft nioikuchi. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 57.2cm · sori 0.9cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
4 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 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 wakizashi by Kazusa-no-Kami Kaneshige, a swordsmith from Echizen who worked in Edo during the early Edo period. The blade features a slightly thick and straight shape typical of the Kanbun period, with a finely forged koitame hada and a nie-based notare hamon with a thick, soft nioikuchi. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 57.2cm · sori 0.9cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
4 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 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.
