This is a wakizashi by Shiraishi-ichiryusai Sadatoshi, a swordsmith from the Sendai domain active during the late Edo period (1850). The blade features a nagasa of 50.5cm, a wide moto-haba and saki-haba, and a powerful o-kissaki. It comes with NBTHK Hozon Token papers and is housed in a shirasaya with a gold-plated double habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Kaei (1848-1854) · nagasa 50.5cm · sori 0.9cm
Hitachi · around 1854-1860
Tōken Taikan top 97%
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a wakizashi by Shiraishi-ichiryusai Sadatoshi, a swordsmith from the Sendai domain active during the late Edo period (1850). The blade features a nagasa of 50.5cm, a wide moto-haba and saki-haba, and a powerful o-kissaki. It comes with NBTHK Hozon Token papers and is housed in a shirasaya with a gold-plated double habaki.
NihontoWatchmei · Kaei (1848-1854) · nagasa 50.5cm · sori 0.9cm
Hitachi · around 1854-1860
Tōken Taikan top 97%
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
