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 katana is signed by Sato Yoshifusa, dated December 1971. Yoshifusa, whose real name was Sato Tomekichi, was an authorized army swordsmith and a member of the Kokkoin. He was a student of Miyairi Akihira. The blade features a honzukuri iori-mune construction, ko-itame hada mixed with masame, and a hamon of gunome mixed with notare, with tobiyaki and yubashiri. It comes with a shirasaya and a kuro-ro-nuri uchigatana koshirae.
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 72.6cm · sori 2cm
Tochigi · around 1926-1989
1 piece 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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Within one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
Koshirae¥300,000
