Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis wakizashi by Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Hiroshige features an elegant form with a well-forged ko-itame hada and a bright, clear suguha hamon. It comes with a double habaki adorned with a maple and deer motif, a shirasaya, and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho certificate. The blade exhibits minor rust in some areas but is otherwise in excellent condition, making it a fine piece for appreciation.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
Its only papers are older green Kichō papers, which the NBTHK largely disavows today. Ask the dealer whether it has passed current shinsa. — Hoshi
Musashi · around 1592-1596
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and largely disavows today. 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.
¥275,000