This katana is signed by Masanao of Mihara school, dated Tensho 6 (1578). It features a hira-zukuri iori-mune construction with a slightly suriage nagasa. The jihada is itame mixed with masame, showing ji-nie and chikei, with a shiroke-style utsuri. The hamon is notare mixed with gunome and togari-gokoro, with ko-nie deki, yubashiri, ko-ashi, and yo, along with kinsuji and sunagashi, making it bright and clear. It comes with a kuro-ro-nuri uchigatana koshirae and shirasaya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Mihara · Momoyama · nagasa 68cm · sori 2cm
Bizen · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
The Momoyama period (1573 to 1615)
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.
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
¥550,000
This katana is signed by Masanao of Mihara school, dated Tensho 6 (1578). It features a hira-zukuri iori-mune construction with a slightly suriage nagasa. The jihada is itame mixed with masame, showing ji-nie and chikei, with a shiroke-style utsuri. The hamon is notare mixed with gunome and togari-gokoro, with ko-nie deki, yubashiri, ko-ashi, and yo, along with kinsuji and sunagashi, making it bright and clear. It comes with a kuro-ro-nuri uchigatana koshirae and shirasaya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Mihara · Momoyama · nagasa 68cm · sori 2cm
Bizen · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 87%
1 piece on the market now
The Momoyama period (1573 to 1615)
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.
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
¥550,000
