After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This is a mumei wakizashi, attributed to Ietsugu of Kaga province, from the late Muromachi period. It features a shobu-zukuri sugata, itame-nagare jigane, and gunome-midare hamon. The blade has no rust or chips, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi · nagasa 36.1cm · sori 0.5cm
Kaga · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 37%
1 piece on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
¥250,000
This is a mumei wakizashi, attributed to Ietsugu of Kaga province, from the late Muromachi period. It features a shobu-zukuri sugata, itame-nagare jigane, and gunome-midare hamon. The blade has no rust or chips, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi · nagasa 36.1cm · sori 0.5cm
Kaga · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 37%
1 piece on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
¥250,000
