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.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatch(Extremely popular both as the favorite sword of Okita Soji and in Touken Ranbu) It has appeared, it has appeared; from an old family, a sword passed down through generations as a work by Kashu Kiyomitsu, which, although mumei, is fitted with a Kashu habaki. Works by Kashu Kiyomitsu were highly popular for being excellent wazamono with wonderful cutting ability, not only today but also during the Edo period. Furthermore, as Kashu Kiyomitsu was the favorite sword of the Shinsengumi First Unit Captain Okita Soji—who is exceptionally popular as the strongest and most handsome member of the Shinsengumi despite his youth—the favorite sword of Okita Soji, Kashu Kiyomitsu, has inevitably seen a surge in popularity in Touken Ranbu, and this sword is the one passed down as that Kashu Kiyomitsu. Based on its provenance, this sword is the Kaga Chobei Kiyomitsu, famous since ancient times. He is known nationwide as a representative swordsmith of the Kaga domain around the Enpo era (1673) of the Edo period (353 years ago). The sugata of this sword shows a wide moto-mihaba and a wide saki-mihaba with a somewhat large kissaki and little sori, presenting a good sword sugata; the jigane is itame hada mixed with masame hada, forged powerfully, with the shinogi showing masame hada; the hamon is in nioi-deki with konie, a suguha-style blade where the upper half has a wide yakihaba with condensed nie, mixed with sunagashi in the ha, brightly and well-tempered. This time, as we received this sword—passed down as a Kashu Kiyomitsu with a Kashu habaki and cherished for generations by an old family—with the request to "please pass it on cheaply to someone who will treasure it, as we ourselves have grown old." Because there are also a few itami, we are offering it at a special, ultra-low price to someone who says they will treasure even a Kashu Kiyomitsu such as this. Please by all means enjoy this sword, which is mumei but passed down as a Kashu Kiyomitsu, now at the peak of popularity due to Touken Ranbu.
NihontoWatchOffered by Nipponto
We couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Kaga · around 1661-1673
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.
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
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¥280,000