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 tanto is a work by Jounzai Enshin, a disciple of the renowned smith Suzuki Masao. It features a kiritsuke-mei indicating it was carved by Shige-tsugu at the request of Hon'ami Koson, depicting Fudo-son. The blade comes with an aikuchi koshirae adorned with a makie agari fuji mon (rising wisteria crest) lacquered saya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Gendaito · nagasa 16.9cm
Musashi · around 1868-1912
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
4 pieces 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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
¥480,000
This tanto is a work by Jounzai Enshin, a disciple of the renowned smith Suzuki Masao. It features a kiritsuke-mei indicating it was carved by Shige-tsugu at the request of Hon'ami Koson, depicting Fudo-son. The blade comes with an aikuchi koshirae adorned with a makie agari fuji mon (rising wisteria crest) lacquered saya, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Gendaito · nagasa 16.9cm
Musashi · around 1868-1912
Fujishiro Chu-jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 87%
4 pieces 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 siteCooling-off (returns or exchanges) is accepted within 3 days of the item's arrival. Return shipping and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. Fees other than the item price (transfer fees, credit card fees, etc.) cannot be refunded. Returns and refunds are not available for overseas destinations.
¥480,000
