This katana is signed by Bushū Shitahara-jū Hiroshige and was forged in the early Edo period. Hiroshige was a renowned smith of the Bushū Shitahara school, which served the Tokugawa clan. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, and koshirae featuring peony menuki and a kiri leaf tsuba.
NihontoWatchmei · Bushu Shitahara · Edo · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1655-1658
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
$5,455
This katana is signed by Bushū Shitahara-jū Hiroshige and was forged in the early Edo period. Hiroshige was a renowned smith of the Bushū Shitahara school, which served the Tokugawa clan. The blade comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, shirasaya, and koshirae featuring peony menuki and a kiri leaf tsuba.
NihontoWatchmei · Bushu Shitahara · Edo · nagasa 69.2cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1655-1658
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
$5,455
