Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
This is a Hozon-certified wakizashi by Akama Tsunanobu, a smith from Yonezawa in Dewa province, active during the late Edo period (Bunsei to Kaei eras). It is signed and features a sugu-chō hamon with nioi-deki, and an itame jigane. The blade is in excellent condition with minimal flaws and comes with a shirasaya and a solid silver habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 34cm · sori 0.6cm
Dewa · around 1830-1844
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
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 site¥280,000
This is a Hozon-certified wakizashi by Akama Tsunanobu, a smith from Yonezawa in Dewa province, active during the late Edo period (Bunsei to Kaei eras). It is signed and features a sugu-chō hamon with nioi-deki, and an itame jigane. The blade is in excellent condition with minimal flaws and comes with a shirasaya and a solid silver habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Shin-shinto · nagasa 34cm · sori 0.6cm
Dewa · around 1830-1844
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
The Shinshintō revival
Around 1800 Suishinshi Masahide argued in his writings that the craft must return to the old masters’ methods: the fukkotō revival. His greatest successor Naotane worked convincingly in Bizen and Sōshū manners that had been dead for centuries.
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 site¥280,000
