This listing features a Koto katana attributed to Yukimitsu of Kaga province, mounted as a shikomi-zue (sword cane) from the Tenmon era. The blade is accompanied by a certificate from the Nihon Token Hozon Kai. The koshirae is exceptionally well-made, with the blade extending almost the full length of the scabbard, and features a realistic wood texture finish.
NihontoWatchmumei · Momoyama · nagasa 70.1cm · sori 1.3cm
Kaga · around 1528-1532
Tōken Taikan top 60%
1 piece on the market now
Three unifiers ended the century of war, and the sword became an instrument of the new order: the 1588 sword hunt made it the warrior’s badge, famous blades passed between houses like treaties, and appraisal ever after divides the craft here, kotō from shintō.
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.
This listing features a Koto katana attributed to Yukimitsu of Kaga province, mounted as a shikomi-zue (sword cane) from the Tenmon era. The blade is accompanied by a certificate from the Nihon Token Hozon Kai. The koshirae is exceptionally well-made, with the blade extending almost the full length of the scabbard, and features a realistic wood texture finish.
NihontoWatchmumei · Momoyama · nagasa 70.1cm · sori 1.3cm
Kaga · around 1528-1532
Tōken Taikan top 60%
1 piece on the market now
Three unifiers ended the century of war, and the sword became an instrument of the new order: the 1588 sword hunt made it the warrior’s badge, famous blades passed between houses like treaties, and appraisal ever after divides the craft here, kotō from shintō.
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.
