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 is an authentic Japanese katana signed by Bizen Kiyotsugu, forged during the Muromachi period (15th-16th centuries) within the Bizen-den tradition. The blade features a refined suguha hamon and is preserved in an elegant lacquered koshirae decorated with raden mother-of-pearl inlays. It comes with its original Japanese torokusho from Mie Prefecture.
NihontoWatchmei · Bizen-den · Muromachi · nagasa 66cm · sori 2.3cm
Mino · around 1504-1521
Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
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.
14-day return if items arrive damaged or in unexpected condition; customer bears return shipping + insurance; items returned in original condition with all accessories; antique armour non-returnable; only regular priced items refundable; shipping costs non-refundable.
€3,500
This is an authentic Japanese katana signed by Bizen Kiyotsugu, forged during the Muromachi period (15th-16th centuries) within the Bizen-den tradition. The blade features a refined suguha hamon and is preserved in an elegant lacquered koshirae decorated with raden mother-of-pearl inlays. It comes with its original Japanese torokusho from Mie Prefecture.
NihontoWatchmei · Bizen-den · Muromachi · nagasa 66cm · sori 2.3cm
Mino · around 1504-1521
Tōken Taikan top 87%
2 pieces on the market now
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.
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.
14-day return if items arrive damaged or in unexpected condition; customer bears return shipping + insurance; items returned in original condition with all accessories; antique armour non-returnable; only regular priced items refundable; shipping costs non-refundable.
€3,500
