This is a katana by the 10th generation Kanesada from Mutsu-Aizu, dated to Ansei 5 (1858) in the late Edo period. It features a graceful shinogizukuri shape with a chu-kissaki, a well-forged itame hada, and a sugu hamon. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya with a shakudo foil habaki.
Certificate reading — 銘 陸奥会津臣兼定（十一代） 安政五年八月日
NihontoWatchmei · Bunsei-Ansei (1818-1860) · nagasa 69.7cm · sori 1.8cm
Mino-den · Mutsu · around 1818-1869
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Iwashiro
5 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanesada兼定 | 1818-1869 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1655-1658 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a katana by the 10th generation Kanesada from Mutsu-Aizu, dated to Ansei 5 (1858) in the late Edo period. It features a graceful shinogizukuri shape with a chu-kissaki, a well-forged itame hada, and a sugu hamon. The blade comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token certificate and is housed in a shirasaya with a shakudo foil habaki.
Certificate reading — 銘 陸奥会津臣兼定（十一代） 安政五年八月日
NihontoWatchmei · Bunsei-Ansei (1818-1860) · nagasa 69.7cm · sori 1.8cm
Mino-den · Mutsu · around 1818-1869
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Iwashiro
5 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanesada兼定 | 1818-1869 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1624-1644 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1655-1658 | 0 |
| Kanesada兼定 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
