The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
This is a very special tachi by the renowned Gendai smith Minamoto Yoshichika, dated Showa 3rd year (1928). The blade features a nie-deki suguha hamon and ko-itame hada, reflecting classic Kamakura Yamashiro workmanship. It comes with a high-quality tachi-goshirae featuring the Go-shichi no Kiri crest, a custom paulownia wood storage box, and an NBTHK Hozon paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Tokyo Gendaito · Gendaito · nagasa 63.6cm · sori 2.2cm
Tokyo · around 1912-1926
1 piece on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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 site3 day inspection period on all sales. Items can be returned for any reason for a full refund, less return shipping cost. Returned items must be in the same condition as when purchased.
$19,000
This is a very special tachi by the renowned Gendai smith Minamoto Yoshichika, dated Showa 3rd year (1928). The blade features a nie-deki suguha hamon and ko-itame hada, reflecting classic Kamakura Yamashiro workmanship. It comes with a high-quality tachi-goshirae featuring the Go-shichi no Kiri crest, a custom paulownia wood storage box, and an NBTHK Hozon paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Tokyo Gendaito · Gendaito · nagasa 63.6cm · sori 2.2cm
Tokyo · around 1912-1926
1 piece on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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 site3 day inspection period on all sales. Items can be returned for any reason for a full refund, less return shipping cost. Returned items must be in the same condition as when purchased.
$19,000
