Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This refined Katana is a certified NBTHK Hozon work by the esteemed smith Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro, an apprentice of 3rd Gen Yasutsugu. Measuring 65.0 cm with a 1.2 cm sori, the blade exhibits a Kanbun Shinto silhouette with a vibrant Gunome-midare hamon and tight Itame jihada. It is adorned with a high-quality "Inaho" (Harvest) themed koshirae, featuring iron sukashi tsuba and high-relief menuki and fuchi-kashira.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Shimosaka School · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 65cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
5 pieces on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 site30-day money-back guarantee from receipt; items must be unused, complete, in original packaging. Sale items Final Sale. Antique swords non-returnable (Japanese export law). Damage reported within 72 hours. Customer pays return shipping unless seller error/defect. Refunds within 14 days of inspection.
This refined Katana is a certified NBTHK Hozon work by the esteemed smith Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro, an apprentice of 3rd Gen Yasutsugu. Measuring 65.0 cm with a 1.2 cm sori, the blade exhibits a Kanbun Shinto silhouette with a vibrant Gunome-midare hamon and tight Itame jihada. It is adorned with a high-quality "Inaho" (Harvest) themed koshirae, featuring iron sukashi tsuba and high-relief menuki and fuchi-kashira.
NihontoWatchmei · Echizen Shimosaka School · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 65cm · sori 1.2cm
Echizen · around 1661-1673
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
5 pieces on the market now
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 site30-day money-back guarantee from receipt; items must be unused, complete, in original packaging. Sale items Final Sale. Antique swords non-returnable (Japanese export law). Damage reported within 72 hours. Customer pays return shipping unless seller error/defect. Refunds within 14 days of inspection.
