Modern Japan made the sword an exile, then an artwork: the 1876 Haitōrei ended sword wearing, the postwar ban nearly ended the craft, and the revival built on the NBTHK’s founding in 1948 remade it as a licensed art.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchHira-zukuri, iori-mune. Ubu-nakago. Ko-itame-hada is well-tightened with fine ji-nie. Fine chikei appear, and a faint nie-utsuri stands out. The hamon is chu-suguba, shallowly notare with small midare mixed in. The nioikuchi is somewhat soft with ko-nie. Slight ko-ashi and yo work. Kinsuji and sunagashiri are present, and it is bright and clear. Hayama Jorokuro. The sixth son of Hayama Enshin. In a desame aogai-chirashi-nuri aikuchi-koshirae. (Token Hozon Kai)
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Tokyo · around 1868-1912
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The modern era (1868 to today)
Modern Japan made the sword an exile, then an artwork: the 1876 Haitōrei ended sword wearing, the postwar ban nearly ended the craft, and the revival built on the NBTHK’s founding in 1948 remade it as a licensed art.
The NTHK’s principal certificate, issued for a blade of considerable quality. It confirms a genuine signature, or, for an unsigned (mumei) work, records the judges’ attribution to a smith or school. The paper carries a detailed worksheet with a numerical point score.
The NTHK (Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai, the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) is the oldest of Japan’s sword-appraisal bodies, founded in 1910, decades before the NBTHK. After the death of its long-serving head it divided into two successor societies, the NTHK and the NTHK-NPO, both of which continue to hold shinsa. NTHK certificates are known for a detailed worksheet that records a numerical point score alongside the judges’ written opinion, and the society is especially respected for its attribution of unsigned (mumei) work.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
¥180,000