Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
This antique katana features a kiritsuke-mei (cut-in signature) by Hyoshinshi Hideyo, attributing the original blade to Soushu Jyu Sukehiro from the late Muromachi period. The blade has a nagasa of 64.1 cm and a sori of 1.4 cm. It comes with koshirae and an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Soshu · Muromachi · nagasa 64.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Sagami · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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 features a kiritsuke-mei (cut-in signature) by Hyoshinshi Hideyo, attributing the original blade to Soushu Jyu Sukehiro from the late Muromachi period. The blade has a nagasa of 64.1 cm and a sori of 1.4 cm. It comes with koshirae and an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and artistic value.
NihontoWatchkiritsuke-mei · Soshu · Muromachi · nagasa 64.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Sagami · around 1469-1487
Fujishiro Jo saku · Tōken Taikan top 31%
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
Muromachi turned sword making into an industry: the uchigatana rose with massed infantry warfare, Osafune and Seki produced bundle swords beside custom orders, and the Ming trade carried Japanese blades abroad by the tens of thousands.
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.
