NihontoWatch大小一腰 大刀 銘 笠間一貫斎繁継彫同作 昭和十年二月吉日 脇差 銘 笠間一貫斎繁継彫同作 昭和十二年八月吉日 <audio controls preload="auto"> <source src="clocktowerbell.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> </audio> Katana: Signed. Kasama Ikkansai SHIGETSUGU hori dosaku Wakizashi: Signed. Kasama Ikkansai SHIGETSUGU hori dosaku Moto-haba (width at Ha-machi) Approx. 3.18cm
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4 on the market
Tokyo · around 1912-1926
Tōken Taikan top 63%
4 pieces on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
¥3,000,000