Japanese swords Archives - Tsubashi https://tsubashi.com/product-category/japanese-swords/ Private sale of Tosogu & Nihon-To Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:23:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/tsubashi.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Tsubashi-Japanese-torii-gate.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Japanese swords Archives - Tsubashi https://tsubashi.com/product-category/japanese-swords/ 32 32 214906876 Tanto, Awa Kaifu School (Kotō) w/ NBTHK Hozon https://tsubashi.com/product/tanto-awa-kaifu-school-koto-w-nbthk-hozon/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:45:14 +0000 https://tsubashi.com/?post_type=product&p=15049

 

Unsigned tanto with NBTHK Hozon, attribution to the Kaifu school.

The Kaifu school made swords from the kotō era, through to the shin-shintō era. They were located in the province of Awa (present day Tokushima prefecture).

This sword is a hirazukuri tanto, likely a pre-Edo kotō piece, with longish sugata of 9 sun 2 bu (27.87cm), very shallow sori, gunome-midare hamon, nie deki, with lots of activities visible in the habuchi. Horimono of goma-bashi on one side, and sō-no-kurikara with lotus base on the other. It looks like it has some interesting activities in the hamon (looks like sunagashi and inazuma), and a lot of nie in the habuchi.. Two mekugi ana in nakago.

The blade have, as is to be expected from a kotō blade, seen quite a few polishes and can still be well enjoyed and studied as is.

Shirasaya with built-in habaki and nicely done.

This tanto was sold from Barnaby auction, Hungary, 01/27/2018.

 

Mei/signature:
Mumei

School/province:
Awa Kaifu School

Period/age:
Kotō

Cutting edge:
27.87 cm

Width:
28 mm

Thickness:
5 mm

Certificate:
NBTHK Hozon

]]> 15049 A Tokubetsu Yoshimasa Katana https://tsubashi.com/product/a-tokubetsu-yoshimasa-katana/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 18:30:25 +0000 https://tsubashi.com/?post_type=product&p=10774 Here is a classic Edo period (Kanbun 1661-1673) curvy Katane by Yoshimasa. He was originally of the Noshu Seki Zenjo school. His common name was Tanaka Genzaburo, and he also produced in Tosa province. The bright flowing hamon shows good clean consistency, as sign of top quality work. Notice the lovely dark swirl-pattern in the jihada, knowns as chikei.

The beautiful Edo-period koshirae features battling samurai during the famous Gempei war with a tribute to their workmanship skills in form of arrow and feather depictions on the Tsuba and fuchi-kashirae.

The sword is certified NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon for the blade and three NTHK-NPO Kantesisho authenticity certifikates for the Koshirae, Fuchi-Kashira and Tsuba.

Sword was aquired from Unique Japan to the owner in Denmark ten years ago, have been very well taken care of, stored in safe and in smoke free environment. Sword have not been announced online, as is was bought directly from Pablo with communication and ordering.

Price is same as owner bought the sword for 10 years ago. Condition is mint and is as it was received from Japan. Sword is in my possession and ready to ship.

Photos are primarily scans from the booklet that came with the sword. Please let me know if you have questions or wish additional pictures.

Swordsmith:
Kozuke no Suke Minamoto Yoshimasa

Measurements:
Lenght: 69.0 cm (ubu nakago
Curvature: 1.8 cm
Moto-haba: 3.0 cm

Jihada:
Ko-itame with chikei

Hamon:
Notare and ko-gunome with togari, sunagashi and kinsen

Certificate #1:
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon (a sword designated as a sword of Especially Worthy of Preservation by the Preservation of Japanese Art Sword)

Certificate #2-4:
NTHK-NPO Kanteisho (a koshirae, fuchi-kashira and tsuba all designated as Authentic by the Society of the Japanese Sword)

Fujishiro:
Cho-josaku (ranked as an above average swordsmith)

Asaemon:
Wazamono (ranked as a maker of sharp swords)

Included:
Shirasaya, Edo koshirae, fabric bags, booklet, description
Please be aware stand and DVD is not included

Shipping:
Free of charge

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