Wakizashi by Bungo ju Shigeyuki, active during the early Edo period. The blade features a sugata with a difference in width between the moto and saki. The hamon is a wavy notare with gunome, showing sunagashi and kinsuji, and the boshi turns back roundly. The tang has a bottom mei and comes with a shirasaya and a copper habaki with silver plating.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo · nagasa 49.8cm · sori 1.2cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
4 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥99,000
Wakizashi by Bungo ju Shigeyuki, active during the early Edo period. The blade features a sugata with a difference in width between the moto and saki. The hamon is a wavy notare with gunome, showing sunagashi and kinsuji, and the boshi turns back roundly. The tang has a bottom mei and comes with a shirasaya and a copper habaki with silver plating.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo · nagasa 49.8cm · sori 1.2cm
Bungo · around 1624-1644
4 pieces on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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.
Returns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥99,000
