<audio controls preload="auto"> <source src="clocktowerbell.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> </audio> (Kan'en era, During the Edo period, under the 9th shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige) Moto-haba (Width at Ha-machi) : Approx : 3cm Saki-haba (Width at Kissaki) : Approx. 1.8cm In the second year of Bunkyu, at Namamugi in Sagami Province, an incident occurred where Narahara Kizaemon—a Satsuma clansman and practitioner of Yakumaru Jigen-ryu—struck down British nationals who had crossed the procession of Shimazu Hisamitsu. This was the Namamugi Incident. In Satsuma, there existed the Yakumaru Jigen-ryu and the Togo Jigen-ryu; both are lethal sword styles characterized by the "Tonbo-no-kamae," where the sword is held high over the right shoulder before delivering a downward strike with a piercing kiai. This incident triggered the Anglo-Satsuma War. Having suffered a major defeat before the British fleet, Satsuma realized the impossibility of "Joi" (expelling the barbarians), and instead began purchasing weapons and warships from Britain, surging toward the overthrow of the Shogunate. It could be said that the curtain on the Meiji Restoration was slashed open by that single blow from Narahara Kizaemon at Namamugi.
NihontoWatchsigned · Naminohira · Shinto · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 1.27cm
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
If, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
<audio controls preload="auto"> <source src="clocktowerbell.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> </audio> (Kan'en era, During the Edo period, under the 9th shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige) Moto-haba (Width at Ha-machi) : Approx : 3cm Saki-haba (Width at Kissaki) : Approx. 1.8cm In the second year of Bunkyu, at Namamugi in Sagami Province, an incident occurred where Narahara Kizaemon—a Satsuma clansman and practitioner of Yakumaru Jigen-ryu—struck down British nationals who had crossed the procession of Shimazu Hisamitsu. This was the Namamugi Incident. In Satsuma, there existed the Yakumaru Jigen-ryu and the Togo Jigen-ryu; both are lethal sword styles characterized by the "Tonbo-no-kamae," where the sword is held high over the right shoulder before delivering a downward strike with a piercing kiai. This incident triggered the Anglo-Satsuma War. Having suffered a major defeat before the British fleet, Satsuma realized the impossibility of "Joi" (expelling the barbarians), and instead began purchasing weapons and warships from Britain, surging toward the overthrow of the Shogunate. It could be said that the curtain on the Meiji Restoration was slashed open by that single blow from Narahara Kizaemon at Namamugi.
NihontoWatchsigned · Naminohira · Shinto · nagasa 72.8cm · sori 1.27cm
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
If, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
