After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
This katana by Fujiwara Hisayuki features a kinzogan-mei (gold inlay signature) and a rare Mitsu-do Saidan (three-body cutting test) inscription by Yamano Kantaro Nagatsugu from Kanbun 3 (1663). The smith belongs to the prestigious Takada school in Bungo province, active since the Muromachi period. The blade comes with both a shirasaya and a period koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchkinzogan-mei · Takada · Muromachi · nagasa 74.7cm · sori 2cm
Bungo · around 1489-1492
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.
¥3,700,000
This katana by Fujiwara Hisayuki features a kinzogan-mei (gold inlay signature) and a rare Mitsu-do Saidan (three-body cutting test) inscription by Yamano Kantaro Nagatsugu from Kanbun 3 (1663). The smith belongs to the prestigious Takada school in Bungo province, active since the Muromachi period. The blade comes with both a shirasaya and a period koshirae, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchkinzogan-mei · Takada · Muromachi · nagasa 74.7cm · sori 2cm
Bungo · around 1489-1492
Tōken Taikan top 76%
1 piece on the market now
The Muromachi period (1392 to 1573)
After the Ōnin War broke the Ashikaga order, a century of Sengoku warfare armed nearly every province in Japan. The era rewards a discriminating eye: routine work exists in quantity, and beside it stand custom blades of the first rank.
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.
¥3,700,000
