This is a katana attributed to the Hatakeda school of Bizen province, dating to the mid-Kamakura period. The blade features a choji midare hamon with tight nioiguchi, and itame jigane with utsuri. It comes with a shirasaya and a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmumei · Hatakeda · Kamakura · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 2.6cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Hatakeda school (畠田) takes its name from a hamlet in Bizen lying hard against Osafune village, and from that address its founder, Moriie, is called Hatakeda Moriie. The published sources place his line across the great middle decades of Kamakura, the earliest dated work a tachi of Bun'ei 9 (1272), with the name running on through the Nanbokucho years. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Moriie守家 | 1259-1260 | 33 |
| Moriie守家 | 1232-1233 | 27 |
| Sanemori眞守 | 1277-1293 | 57 |
| Mitsumori光守 | 1278-1288 | 13 |
| Moriie守家 | 1280-1299 | 14 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 the item is not to your liking, please feel free to return it for any reason. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. After the item arrives and we confirm it is in the same condition as at the time of sale, we transfer the refund to your designated account the same day. Purchases made at the store are outside the scope of cooling-off.
This is a katana attributed to the Hatakeda school of Bizen province, dating to the mid-Kamakura period. The blade features a choji midare hamon with tight nioiguchi, and itame jigane with utsuri. It comes with a shirasaya and a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmumei · Hatakeda · Kamakura · nagasa 68.4cm · sori 2.6cm
Bizen-den · Bizen
7 pieces on the market now
The Hatakeda school (畠田) takes its name from a hamlet in Bizen lying hard against Osafune village, and from that address its founder, Moriie, is called Hatakeda Moriie. The published sources place his line across the great middle decades of Kamakura, the earliest dated work a tachi of Bun'ei 9 (1272), with the name running on through the Nanbokucho years. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Moriie守家 | 1259-1260 | 33 |
| Moriie守家 | 1232-1233 | 27 |
| Sanemori眞守 | 1277-1293 | 57 |
| Mitsumori光守 | 1278-1288 | 13 |
| Moriie守家 | 1280-1299 | 14 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 the item is not to your liking, please feel free to return it for any reason. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. After the item arrives and we confirm it is in the same condition as at the time of sale, we transfer the refund to your designated account the same day. Purchases made at the store are outside the scope of cooling-off.
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