NihontoWatchHon-zukuri, iori-mune. Ubu-nakago. Ko-itame-hada mixed with masame, magnificently tight. Ji-nie attaches finely and thickly, fine chikei appears, and a faint nie-utsuri stands out. The jigane is exquisite. The hamon is gunome-midare, mixed with choji and sharp-pointed ha. The nioiguchi is soft and full with plenty of ko-nie. Nioiashi and yo are active and abundant. Kinsuji and sunagashi are frequent, and the nioiguchi is bright and magnificently clear. Bo-hi carvings on the omote and ura. Sumitani Yoichiro. Pupil of Sakurai Masayuki. Graduate of Ritsumeikan University. Ningen Kokuho. (Hozon Token)
NihontoWatchOffered by Token-Net
7 on the market
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Ishikawa · around 1921-1998
7 pieces on the market now
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
¥2,800,000