This is a Katana by Kazusanosuke Fujiwarano Kaneshige, a prominent Shinto period smith active from the Meireki to Enpo eras, contemporary with Nagasone Kotetsu. The blade measures 76.0 cm with a shallow sori, exhibiting a typical Kanbun Shinto-style long form. It features a gunome-midare hamon with a juzu-ba-like pattern, well-nie, and active kinsuji and sunagashi, characteristic of Kaneshige's work. The blade is healthy and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 76cm · sori 1.3cm
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.
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is a Katana by Kazusanosuke Fujiwarano Kaneshige, a prominent Shinto period smith active from the Meireki to Enpo eras, contemporary with Nagasone Kotetsu. The blade measures 76.0 cm with a shallow sori, exhibiting a typical Kanbun Shinto-style long form. It features a gunome-midare hamon with a juzu-ba-like pattern, well-nie, and active kinsuji and sunagashi, characteristic of Kaneshige's work. The blade is healthy and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 76cm · sori 1.3cm
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.
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.