Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This is an unsigned Katana attributed to Ietada, accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kicho certificate. The blade features a well-forged construction with an active hamon, though it shows some minor stains and scuffs. It is mounted in its original koshirae, which has some areas of lacquer missing on the saya seam.
NihontoWatchmumei · Genna (1615-1624)
Kaga · around 1615-1624
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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.
Price on request
This is an unsigned Katana attributed to Ietada, accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kicho certificate. The blade features a well-forged construction with an active hamon, though it shows some minor stains and scuffs. It is mounted in its original koshirae, which has some areas of lacquer missing on the saya seam.
NihontoWatchmumei · Genna (1615-1624)
Kaga · around 1615-1624
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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.
Price on request
