This antique katana is signed by Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Hiroshige, a second-generation smith of the Bushu Shitahara school active in the early Edo period (1624-1644). The blade comes with a complete koshirae featuring bird and bamboo motifs on the fuchi-kashira and tsuba. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Bushu Shitahara · Edo · nagasa 60.5cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1655-1658
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This antique katana is signed by Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Hiroshige, a second-generation smith of the Bushu Shitahara school active in the early Edo period (1624-1644). The blade comes with a complete koshirae featuring bird and bamboo motifs on the fuchi-kashira and tsuba. It is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchmei · Bushu Shitahara · Edo · nagasa 60.5cm · sori 1.2cm
Musashi · around 1655-1658
Tōken Taikan top 60%
2 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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 siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
