Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
This is a wakizashi by Kanesaki, residing in Inaba Province, from the early Edo period. It features a wide mihaba, deep sori, and a vibrant gunome-choji hamon with abundant nie. The blade is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK and is noted as a masterpiece with Daimyo registration from Kochi.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 54.2cm · sori 1.5cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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 wakizashi by Kanesaki, residing in Inaba Province, from the early Edo period. It features a wide mihaba, deep sori, and a vibrant gunome-choji hamon with abundant nie. The blade is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Token by the NBTHK and is noted as a masterpiece with Daimyo registration from Kochi.
NihontoWatchmei · Kanei (1624-1644) · nagasa 54.2cm · sori 1.5cm
Inaba · around 1624-1644
Tōken Taikan top 91%
3 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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).
![Wakizashi - by Kanesaki - Sold: Magnificent Wakizashi - Mumei Inshu Kanesaki, Early Edo Period, with Toensha Jojosaku Kanteisho - [38.8cm, 1 shaku 2 sun 8 bu, 717g with saya] - Price 290,000 JPY - YW-08](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Flisting-images%2Ftoken-hasegawa%2FL640913%2F00.jpg&w=2560&q=90)
