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.
Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho Tanto Mei: Naniwa Ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Showa Juninen Shichigatsu Kichijitsu Item Number 31-2562 Tanto Naniwa Ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Province / Era Osaka / Showa Koshirae included, in Shirasaya Nagasa 25.9cm (8 sun 5 bu 5 rin) Sori 0.0cm (0 bu) Motohaba 2.49cm Sakihaba 2.08cm Motokasane 6.3mm Sakikasane 5.5mm Toshin Jyuryo Bare blade 200g Excluding saya - g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Suguba Price 1,100,000 Yen (Tax included) This is a tanto by Gassan Sadakatsu of Osaka. The jigane is the family's specialty Ayasugi-hada and is beautiful. The hamon is suguba in ko-nie deki. It is tempered in an elegant manner.
NihontoWatchsigned · 月山 · Gendaito · nagasa 25.9cm
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.
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 sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
¥1,100,000
Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho Tanto Mei: Naniwa Ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Showa Juninen Shichigatsu Kichijitsu Item Number 31-2562 Tanto Naniwa Ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Province / Era Osaka / Showa Koshirae included, in Shirasaya Nagasa 25.9cm (8 sun 5 bu 5 rin) Sori 0.0cm (0 bu) Motohaba 2.49cm Sakihaba 2.08cm Motokasane 6.3mm Sakikasane 5.5mm Toshin Jyuryo Bare blade 200g Excluding saya - g Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 1 Hamon Suguba Price 1,100,000 Yen (Tax included) This is a tanto by Gassan Sadakatsu of Osaka. The jigane is the family's specialty Ayasugi-hada and is beautiful. The hamon is suguba in ko-nie deki. It is tempered in an elegant manner.
NihontoWatchsigned · 月山 · Gendaito · nagasa 25.9cm
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.
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 sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
¥1,100,000