This is a wakizashi by Sagami no kami Kunitsuna, a swordsmith of the Echizen Shimosaka school active in the early Edo period. The blade has a shallow sori and a wide body, with a gunome midare hamon featuring frequent ashi. It comes with a copper-gilt double habaki, shirasaya, shirasaya bag, registration paper, and NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 54.1cm · sori 0.5cm
Echizen · around 1648-1652
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 you judge that the condition of the delivered item differs significantly from the photos or description on our site, a return is possible. However, the return shipping cost is the customer's responsibility. To use cooling-off, please apply in writing by postal mail within one week of the item's arrival. The return shipping cost is the customer's responsibility.
This is a wakizashi by Sagami no kami Kunitsuna, a swordsmith of the Echizen Shimosaka school active in the early Edo period. The blade has a shallow sori and a wide body, with a gunome midare hamon featuring frequent ashi. It comes with a copper-gilt double habaki, shirasaya, shirasaya bag, registration paper, and NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Shinto · nagasa 54.1cm · sori 0.5cm
Echizen · around 1648-1652
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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 you judge that the condition of the delivered item differs significantly from the photos or description on our site, a return is possible. However, the return shipping cost is the customer's responsibility. To use cooling-off, please apply in writing by postal mail within one week of the item's arrival. The return shipping cost is the customer's responsibility.
