Hozonkai Kanteisho Katana Mumei Den Satsushu Masachika Item Number 31-2559 Katana Den Satsushu Masachika Province / Era Satsuma, Mid-Edo Period With Koshirae, in Shirasaya Nagasa 70.8cm (2 shaku 3 sun 4 bu) Sori 1.7cm (5 bu 6 rin) Motohaba 3.02cm Sakihaba 2.46cm Motokasane 7.3mm Sakikasane 5.5mm Toshin Weight Bare blade 720g Excluding saya 1,010g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Gunome Choji Price 700,000 Yen (Tax included) At first glance, this katana resembles Naoe Shizu. The jigane is itame-hada with jinie and magnificent chikei-hada. The hamon is gunome choji with active sunagashi and kinsen. The konie-deki is excellent. The koshirae is beautiful, featuring a peacock stone (malachite) style saya.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shinto · nagasa 70.8cm · sori 1.7cm
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
Hozonkai Kanteisho Katana Mumei Den Satsushu Masachika Item Number 31-2559 Katana Den Satsushu Masachika Province / Era Satsuma, Mid-Edo Period With Koshirae, in Shirasaya Nagasa 70.8cm (2 shaku 3 sun 4 bu) Sori 1.7cm (5 bu 6 rin) Motohaba 3.02cm Sakihaba 2.46cm Motokasane 7.3mm Sakikasane 5.5mm Toshin Weight Bare blade 720g Excluding saya 1,010g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Gunome Choji Price 700,000 Yen (Tax included) At first glance, this katana resembles Naoe Shizu. The jigane is itame-hada with jinie and magnificent chikei-hada. The hamon is gunome choji with active sunagashi and kinsen. The konie-deki is excellent. The koshirae is beautiful, featuring a peacock stone (malachite) style saya.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shinto · nagasa 70.8cm · sori 1.7cm
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.