This katana is signed by Fujiwara Teruyuki, a representative smith of the Shinto Takada school active from the early to mid-Edo period. It features a long nagasa of 75.95cm, a robust form, and a bright, clear hamon with active gunome. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Kicho Token certificate and comes with a black brush-lacquered saya and a double copper habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Takada · Shinto · nagasa 75.95cm · sori 1.8cm
Bungo · around 1652-1655
Tōken Taikan top 63%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This katana is signed by Fujiwara Teruyuki, a representative smith of the Shinto Takada school active from the early to mid-Edo period. It features a long nagasa of 75.95cm, a robust form, and a bright, clear hamon with active gunome. The blade is accompanied by an NBTHK Kicho Token certificate and comes with a black brush-lacquered saya and a double copper habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Takada · Shinto · nagasa 75.95cm · sori 1.8cm
Bungo · around 1652-1655
Tōken Taikan top 63%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
