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 a wakizashi by Katsumitsu, a famous swordsmith from Kaga province, active during the late Muromachi period. It features a hirazukuri sugata with itame hada flowing into masame, and a suguha hamon. The blade is in excellent condition with no rust or chips, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Muromachi · nagasa 36.1cm · sori 0.6cm
Kaga · around 1521-1528
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 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.
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 site¥360,000
This is a wakizashi by Katsumitsu, a famous swordsmith from Kaga province, active during the late Muromachi period. It features a hirazukuri sugata with itame hada flowing into masame, and a suguha hamon. The blade is in excellent condition with no rust or chips, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Muromachi · nagasa 36.1cm · sori 0.6cm
Kaga · around 1521-1528
Tōken Taikan top 76%
3 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.
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 site¥360,000
