This is a robust Shin-shinto tanto by Kunisuke from Mikawa Province, dated Kaei 7th (1854). It features a hira-zukuri construction with a broad width and exceptional thickness, reflecting the Bizen tradition learned from his teacher Koyama Munetsugu. The blade has a well-knit ko-itame hada and a chōji midare hamon, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Bizen · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 29.8cm · sori 0.1cm
Mikawa · around 1842-1854
2 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.
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 siteFor a return, please contact us within 7 days of the item's arrival. If specification changes such as dimensions were made at the customer's request, a return cannot be accepted. Shipping and transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
Price on request
This is a robust Shin-shinto tanto by Kunisuke from Mikawa Province, dated Kaei 7th (1854). It features a hira-zukuri construction with a broad width and exceptional thickness, reflecting the Bizen tradition learned from his teacher Koyama Munetsugu. The blade has a well-knit ko-itame hada and a chōji midare hamon, and comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate and shirasaya.
NihontoWatchmei · Bizen · Kanbun (1661-1673) · nagasa 29.8cm · sori 0.1cm
Mikawa · around 1842-1854
2 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.
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 siteFor a return, please contact us within 7 days of the item's arrival. If specification changes such as dimensions were made at the customer's request, a return cannot be accepted. Shipping and transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
Price on request
