This wakizashi is a work by Omi no Kami Takagi ju Sukenao, a prominent Osaka Shinto smith. It features a robust body with a well-balanced sori, showcasing his characteristic toran-ba hamon with abundant nie. The jigane is a finely packed koitame, displaying clear ji-kei and ji-nie, and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 53.9cm · sori 1.5cm
Shinto · Settsu
26 pieces on the market now
The Sukehiro line worked in Osaka through the middle decades of the Edo period, its center of gravity in the Kanbun and Enpō years when the city's swordsmiths set the fashion for the age. The first generation, traditionally said to have begun as a kazūchi (mass-production) smith of Tsuda in Kokuga-shō, Harima, went to Osaka and studied under the first-generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke; from the added inscription sōhorō on his signed blades he is commonly called Soboro Sukehiro. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1657-1682 | 103 |
| Sukenao助直 | 1668-1693 | 65 |
| Takato高任 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Hirosuke廣助 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1624-1644 | 4 |
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 siteIf the item is not to your liking, please feel free to return it for any reason. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. After the item arrives and we confirm it is in the same condition as at the time of sale, we transfer the refund to your designated account the same day. Purchases made at the store are outside the scope of cooling-off.
This wakizashi is a work by Omi no Kami Takagi ju Sukenao, a prominent Osaka Shinto smith. It features a robust body with a well-balanced sori, showcasing his characteristic toran-ba hamon with abundant nie. The jigane is a finely packed koitame, displaying clear ji-kei and ji-nie, and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 53.9cm · sori 1.5cm
Shinto · Settsu
26 pieces on the market now
The Sukehiro line worked in Osaka through the middle decades of the Edo period, its center of gravity in the Kanbun and Enpō years when the city's swordsmiths set the fashion for the age. The first generation, traditionally said to have begun as a kazūchi (mass-production) smith of Tsuda in Kokuga-shō, Harima, went to Osaka and studied under the first-generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke; from the added inscription sōhorō on his signed blades he is commonly called Soboro Sukehiro. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1657-1682 | 103 |
| Sukenao助直 | 1668-1693 | 65 |
| Takato高任 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Hirosuke廣助 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1624-1644 | 4 |
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 siteIf the item is not to your liking, please feel free to return it for any reason. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. After the item arrives and we confirm it is in the same condition as at the time of sale, we transfer the refund to your designated account the same day. Purchases made at the store are outside the scope of cooling-off.
