This is a masterpiece wakizashi by Tsuda Ouminokami Sukenao, made when he was 48 years old. It features a magnificent form with a wide mihaba and sakihaba, and a slightly extended kissaki, weighing over 650g. The jigane is bright and clear with mixed mokume and small itamehada, while the hamon is a shallow notare with mixed small gunome, frequent ashi, deep nie, kinsuji, and sunagashi, creating a bright and clear nioikuchi.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 55.2cm · sori 1.2cm
Shinto · Settsu
25 pieces on the market now
The Sukehiro line worked in Osaka through the middle decades of the Edo period, its center of gravity in the Kanbun and Enpō years when the city's swordsmiths set the fashion for the age. The first generation, traditionally said to have begun as a kazūchi (mass-production) smith of Tsuda in Kokuga-shō, Harima, went to Osaka and studied under the first-generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke; from the added inscription sōhorō on his signed blades he is commonly called Soboro Sukehiro. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1657-1682 | 103 |
| Sukenao助直 | 1668-1693 | 66 |
| Takato高任 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Hirosuke廣助 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1684-1688 | 0 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This is a masterpiece wakizashi by Tsuda Ouminokami Sukenao, made when he was 48 years old. It features a magnificent form with a wide mihaba and sakihaba, and a slightly extended kissaki, weighing over 650g. The jigane is bright and clear with mixed mokume and small itamehada, while the hamon is a shallow notare with mixed small gunome, frequent ashi, deep nie, kinsuji, and sunagashi, creating a bright and clear nioikuchi.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Shinto · nagasa 55.2cm · sori 1.2cm
Shinto · Settsu
25 pieces on the market now
The Sukehiro line worked in Osaka through the middle decades of the Edo period, its center of gravity in the Kanbun and Enpō years when the city's swordsmiths set the fashion for the age. The first generation, traditionally said to have begun as a kazūchi (mass-production) smith of Tsuda in Kokuga-shō, Harima, went to Osaka and studied under the first-generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke; from the added inscription sōhorō on his signed blades he is commonly called Soboro Sukehiro. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1657-1682 | 103 |
| Sukenao助直 | 1668-1693 | 66 |
| Takato高任 | 1673-1681 | 0 |
| Hirosuke廣助 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Sukehiro助廣 | 1684-1688 | 0 |
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
