After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This is a tanto by Yoshimitsu from Tosa province, active during the late Muromachi period (Daiei era, 1521-1528). Yoshimitsu is considered the oldest swordsmith in Tosa and is associated with the Yamato Tegai school. The blade features a thick kasane, narrow mihaba, and uchizori, with masame grain mixed in the jigane. It comes with an aikuchi koshirae with a black lacquered saya and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 吉光
NihontoWatchubu · Tegai · Bunan (1444-1449) · nagasa 20.2cm
Tosa · around 1528-1532
Tōken Taikan top 21%
2 pieces on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first 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.
¥250,000
This is a tanto by Yoshimitsu from Tosa province, active during the late Muromachi period (Daiei era, 1521-1528). Yoshimitsu is considered the oldest swordsmith in Tosa and is associated with the Yamato Tegai school. The blade features a thick kasane, narrow mihaba, and uchizori, with masame grain mixed in the jigane. It comes with an aikuchi koshirae with a black lacquered saya and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
Certificate reading — 銘 吉光
NihontoWatchubu · Tegai · Bunan (1444-1449) · nagasa 20.2cm
Tosa · around 1528-1532
Tōken Taikan top 21%
2 pieces on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first 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.
¥250,000
